Chestnut dunnart vs red beard moss

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while red beard moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	red beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

red beard moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	red beard moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red beard moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.