Chestnut dunnart vs Lesser Scalewort

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Frullania microphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Frullania
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.