Chestnut dunnart vs Waved Silk-moss

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Waved Silk-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Plagiothecium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Waved Silk-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.