Chestnut dunnart vs Dover Dwarf

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Perittia farinella

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dover Dwarf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dover Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Elachistidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Perittia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Perittia farinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dover Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dover Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dover Dwarf

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.