Chestnut dunnart vs limestone fern

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Gymnocarpium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. 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.