Chestnut dunnart vs Mule Grass

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Bouteloua americana

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Mule Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Mule Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Bouteloua
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Bouteloua americana

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Mule Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mule Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.

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.