Chestnut dunnart vs Ledge Grass

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Poa hothamensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Ledge Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Ledge Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Poa
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Poa hothamensis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Ledge Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Ledge Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ledge Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.