Chestnut dunnart vs Quill beaksedge

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Rhynchospora tenuis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Quill beaksedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Quill beaksedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Rhynchospora
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Rhynchospora tenuis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Quill beaksedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quill beaksedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.