Chestnut dunnart vs Meadow pea

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lathyrus pratensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Meadow pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Meadow pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dasyuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lathyrus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lathyrus pratensis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Meadow pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Meadow pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.