Chestnut dunnart vs Devil's Bit

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Ruellia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.