Chestnut dunnart vs Recurved Peatmoss

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sphagnum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, 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.