Chestnut dunnart vs Sand Saffron

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Colchicum arenarium

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Sand Saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Colchicum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Sand Saffron
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

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

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.