Chestnut dunnart vs Dusky Dwarf

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Elachista serricornis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dusky 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	Elachista
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Elachista serricornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dusky Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.