Chestnut dunnart vs Northern Dropseed

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sporobolus heterolepis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Northern Dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Northern Dropseed
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	Sporobolus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sporobolus heterolepis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Northern Dropseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.