Chestnut dunnart vs Shingle Flatsedge

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Shingle Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Shingle Flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cyperus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cyperus imbricatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Shingle Flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.