Chestnut dunnart vs Marsh Straw Sedge

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Carex echinodes

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Marsh Straw Sedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Marsh Straw Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Carex
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Carex echinodes

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh Straw Sedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Marsh Straw Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Straw Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.