Chestnut dunnart vs Thread Weed

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Ulva compressa

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Thread Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Ulva
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Thread Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.