Chestnut dunnart vs Marsh Valerian

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Valeriana
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh Valerian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.