Chestnut dunnart vs Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Myotis leibii

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Myotis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Myotis leibii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Eastern Small-Footed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.