Chestnut dunnart vs Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lophocolea heterophylla

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Variable-Leaved Crestwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lophocolea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lophocolea heterophylla

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), 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.