Chestnut dunnart vs Eastern Mole

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dasyuridae	Talpidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Scalopus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Mole

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.