Chestnut dunnart vs sharp-leaved pondweed

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Potamogeton acutifolius

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while sharp-leaved pondweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	sharp-leaved pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Potamogeton
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Potamogeton acutifolius

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

sharp-leaved pondweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sharp-leaved pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.