Chestnut dunnart vs sharp-leaved broom moss

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Dicranum acutifolium

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while sharp-leaved broom moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	sharp-leaved broom moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dicranaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dicranum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Dicranum acutifolium

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

sharp-leaved broom moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	sharp-leaved broom moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sharp-leaved broom moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.