Chestnut dunnart vs tormentil

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Potentilla
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). 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.