Chestnut dunnart vs dead-nettle leaf beetle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Chrysolina fastuosa

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while dead-nettle leaf beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	dead-nettle leaf beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Chrysolina
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Chrysolina fastuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and dead-nettle leaf beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

dead-nettle leaf beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	dead-nettle leaf beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dead-nettle leaf beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.