Chestnut dunnart vs Oakes scalewort

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Frullania oakesiana

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Oakes scalewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Oakes scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Frullania
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Frullania oakesiana

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Oakes scalewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Oakes scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oakes scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.