Chestnut dunnart vs dooryard sowbug

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Dasyuridae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Porcellio
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.