Chestnut dunnart vs Small-leaved Myrtle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Eugenia verdoorniae

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Small-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Small-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Eugenia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Eugenia verdoorniae

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Small-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Small-leaved Myrtle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.