African Orange Tip vs Chestnut dunnart

Colotis evenina compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• African Orange Tip is Least Concern while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Orange Tip	Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pieridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Colotis	Sminthopsis
Species	Colotis evenina	Sminthopsis archeri

Evolutionary Relationship

African Orange Tip and Chestnut dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Orange Tip	Chestnut dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Orange Tip

The African Orange Tip (Colotis evenina) is a species in the genus Colotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.