Chestnut dunnart vs tall broomrape

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Orobanche elatior

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while tall broomrape is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	tall broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Orobanche
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Orobanche elatior

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

tall broomrape

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	tall broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tall broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.