Chestnut dunnart vs Red melastome

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Red melastome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Melastoma
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.