Chestnut dunnart vs Curran’s Pitogo

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cycas
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Curran’s Pitogo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.