Chestnut dunnart vs

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Chrysococcus biporus

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Chromista (โครมิสตา)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Chrysophyceae (สาหร่ายสีทอง)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Chromulinales (Chromulinales)
Family Dasyuridae Dinobryaceae
Genus Sminthopsis Chrysococcus
Species Sminthopsis archeri Chrysococcus biporus

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, 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.

Chrysococcus biporus is a unicellular chrysophyte alga in the genus Chrysococcus, family Chromulinaceae. Like all members of the genus, the cell is enclosed within a loricate cell covering — a firm, often flask-shaped structure known as a lorica that surrounds the protoplast. The epithet biporus (Latin: two-pored) describes the two openings or pores present in the lorica, through which the flagella emerge. Chrysococcus cells are typically uniflagellate (or with a short, hair-like second flagellum), heterotrophic or mixotrophic, and capable of both photosynthesis and phagotrophic ingestion of bacteria and small organic particles. The genus inhabits freshwater and brackish environments, including oligotrophic and eutrophic lakes, ponds, and wetlands. C. biporus has been recorded from Scandinavian waters, consistent with extensive chrysophyte survey effort in northern Europe. Chrysophytes as a group are important components of freshwater protist communities, playing roles as grazers of bacteria and as prey for larger zooplankton. The species has not been evaluated for conservation status and is listed as Not Evaluated by the IUCN. Molecular surveys are continuing to reveal undescribed diversity within the loricate chrysophyte lineages.

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