Balkan Emerald vs Chestnut dunnart

Somatochlora meridionalis compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

  • Balkan Emerald is Least Concern while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Emerald Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Corduliidae Dasyuridae
Genus Somatochlora Sminthopsis
Species Somatochlora meridionalis Sminthopsis archeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Emerald and Chestnut dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Emerald Chestnut dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balkan Emerald

The Balkan Emerald (Somatochlora meridionalis) is a species in the genus Somatochlora. 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.

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