Chestnut dunnart vs stiff sand grass

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Catapodium marinum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while stiff sand grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	stiff sand 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	Catapodium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Catapodium marinum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

stiff sand grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	stiff sand grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

stiff sand grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.