Chestnut dunnart vs Pointed Rush

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Juncus oxymeris

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Pointed Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Pointed Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Juncaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Juncus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Juncus oxymeris

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Pointed Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Pointed Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pointed Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.