Chestnut dunnart vs slender smoothcap moss

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Atrichum tenellum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while slender smoothcap moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	slender smoothcap moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Atrichum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Atrichum tenellum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

slender smoothcap moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	slender smoothcap moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender smoothcap moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.