Chestnut dunnart vs Slender Cyperus

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cyperus distans

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Slender Cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Slender Cyperus
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 distans

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Slender Cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Slender Cyperus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Cyperus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Papua New Guinea), 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.