Chestnut dunnart vs Coppery Sprite

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Arielulus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Arielulus cuprosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Coppery Sprite share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Coppery Sprite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.