Chestnut dunnart vs scratch grass

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Muhlenbergia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.