Chestnut dunnart vs Mercuryweed

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Acalypha virginica

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Mercuryweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Mercuryweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Acalypha
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Acalypha virginica

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Mercuryweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Mercuryweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mercuryweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (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.