Chestnut dunnart vs spear grass

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Nassella hyalina

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while spear grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	spear grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Nassella
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Nassella hyalina

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

spear grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	spear grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spear grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.