Chestnut dunnart vs Sparaxis

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sparaxis grandiflora

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Sparaxis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Sparaxis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Iridaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sparaxis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sparaxis grandiflora

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Sparaxis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Sparaxis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sparaxis

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, and 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.