Chestnut dunnart vs Prostrate false buttonweed

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Spermacoce prostrata

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Prostrate false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Prostrate false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Spermacoce
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Spermacoce prostrata

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Prostrate false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Prostrate false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate false buttonweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Timor-Leste), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.