Chestnut dunnart vs Dowdy Plume

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Stenoptilia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Dowdy Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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.