Chestnut dunnart vs Lesser Crestwort

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lophocolea minor

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lesser Crestwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lophocolea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lophocolea minor

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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.