Chestnut dunnart vs Red-Root Flat Sedge

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cyperus erythrorhizos

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Red-Root Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Red-Root Flat Sedge
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	Cyperus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cyperus erythrorhizos

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Red-Root Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Red-Root Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Root Flat Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, 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.