Chestnut dunnart vs Duck Flea

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Ceratophyllus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.