Chestnut dunnart vs Mossy Fern

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Elaphoglossum furcatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Mossy Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Mossy Fern
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 furcatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Mossy Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Mossy Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mossy Fern

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.