Bar-sided Darner vs Chestnut dunnart

Gynacantha mexicana compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

  • Bar-sided Darner is Least Concern while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bar-sided Darner Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Odonata (Odonata) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Aeshnidae Dasyuridae
Genus Gynacantha Sminthopsis
Species Gynacantha mexicana Sminthopsis archeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Bar-sided Darner and Chestnut dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bar-sided Darner

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bar-sided Darner Chestnut dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bar-sided Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bar-sided Darner

The Bar-sided Darner (Gynacantha mexicana) is a species in the genus Gynacantha. 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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