Chestnut dunnart vs Dusky Munia

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lonchura fuscans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Dusky Munia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dasyuridae	Estrildidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lonchura
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lonchura fuscans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Dusky Munia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Dusky Munia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Munia

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.