Chestnut dunnart vs Spanish Gorse

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Genista hispanica

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Spanish Gorse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Spanish Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dasyuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Genista
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Genista hispanica

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Spanish Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.