Chestnut dunnart vs Maui's paddle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Elaphoglossum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

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

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.