Chestnut dunnart vs eastern quoll

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	eastern quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family same	Dasyuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dasyurus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Dasyurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and eastern quoll share a common ancestor at the Family level: Dasyuridae.

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	eastern quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

eastern quoll

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.