Chestnut dunnart vs Small shell ginger

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Alpinia mutica

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Small shell ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Alpinia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.