Chestnut dunnart vs Nyl grass

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Acroceras macrum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Nyl grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Nyl 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	Acroceras
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Acroceras macrum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Nyl grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Nyl grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nyl grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Taiwan.

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.