Chestnut dunnart vs Dixon's stingaree

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Urolophus paucimaculatus

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dixon's stingaree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Dixon's stingaree
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Elasmobranchii
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Dasyuridae Urolophidae
Genus Sminthopsis Urolophus
Species Sminthopsis archeri Urolophus paucimaculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Dixon's stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dixon's stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Dixon's stingaree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixon's stingaree

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.

Dixon's stingaree

No description available.

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