Chestnut dunnart vs Shade Moonwort

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Botrychium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.