Chestnut dunnart vs Lesser Screw-moss

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Syntrichia virescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lesser Screw-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Screw-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Syntrichia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Syntrichia virescens

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Screw-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Screw-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Screw-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.