Chestnut dunnart vs ear moth

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Amphipoea oculea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while ear moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	ear moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Noctuidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Amphipoea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Amphipoea oculea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

ear moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	ear moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ear moth

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.