Chestnut dunnart vs Mosquito flatsedge

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cyperus prolixus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Mosquito flatsedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Mosquito flatsedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cyperus prolixus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Mosquito flatsedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Mosquito flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mosquito flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, 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.