Chestnut dunnart vs Lesser Featherwort

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Plagiochila porelloides

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lesser Featherwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Plagiochila
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Plagiochila porelloides

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Featherwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically 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.