Chestnut dunnart vs

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Protoperidinium subinerme

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Myzozoa (Myzozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dinophyceae (Dinophyceae)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Peridiniales (Peridiniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Protoperidiniaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Protoperidinium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Protoperidinium subinerme

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Protoperidinium subinerme is a marine heterotrophic dinoflagellate with a robust, armored cell body and relatively short spines. It inhabits coastal and neritic oceanic waters across temperate and subtropical seas globally. This predatory protist engulfs diatoms and other phytoplankton cells using pallium feeding, making it an important component of microbial food webs.