Chestnut dunnart vs Fiveangled dodder

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Dasyuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cuscuta
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.