Chestnut dunnart vs Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Ara severus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Chestnut-fronted Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Dasyuridae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Ara severus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Chestnut-fronted Macaw share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Chestnut-fronted Macaw

A medium-sized macaw of Central and South American tropical forests from southern Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil, chestnut-fronted macaws have predominantly green plumage with a chestnut forehead, red shoulder patches, and blue flight feathers. The smallest of the true macaws, they inhabit forest edges, savannas, and secondary woodland and often raid crops, making them locally unpopular with farmers. They are popular aviary birds, but wild populations face pressure from trapping and deforestation.