Chestnut dunnart vs Veatch's dodder

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cuscuta
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Veatch's dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

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

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.