Chestnut dunnart vs Marsh dandelion

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Taraxacum palustre

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Marsh dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Marsh dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dasyuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Taraxacum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Taraxacum palustre

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Marsh dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

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