Chestnut dunnart vs Cork Moth

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Nemapogon cloacella

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Cork Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Cork Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tineidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Nemapogon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Nemapogon cloacella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Cork Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Cork Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cork Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.