Chestnut dunnart vs Dotted Ermel

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Ethmia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Ethmia dodecea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dotted Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.