Chestnut dunnart vs Small Adder's-Tongue

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Ophioglossum azoricum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Small Adder's-Tongue is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Small Adder's-Tongue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Ophioglossum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Ophioglossum azoricum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Small Adder's-Tongue

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Small Adder's-Tongue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Adder's-Tongue

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.