Chestnut dunnart vs Tufted Foxtail

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Tufted Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Tufted Foxtail
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	Alopecurus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Alopecurus carolinianus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Tufted Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.