Chestnut-coloured Carpet vs Chestnut dunnart

Thera cognata compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• Chestnut-coloured Carpet is Least Concern while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	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	Geometridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Thera	Sminthopsis
Species	Thera cognata	Sminthopsis archeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-coloured Carpet and Chestnut dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	Chestnut dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

The Chestnut-coloured Carpet (Thera cognata) is a species in the genus Thera. 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.