Chestnut dunnart vs Northern needleleaf

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Tillandsia balbisiana

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Northern needleleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Northern needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Tillandsia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Tillandsia balbisiana

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Northern needleleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern needleleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.