Chestnut dunnart vs dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Anomalurus pusillus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Anomalurus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Anomalurus pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.