Chestnut dunnart vs Least Stonewort

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Nitella confervacea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Least Stonewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Least Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Characeae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Nitella
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Nitella confervacea

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Least Stonewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Least Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.