Chestnut dunnart vs Eastern Spiny Mouse

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Acomys dimidiatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Eastern Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Eastern Spiny Mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Acomys
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Acomys dimidiatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Eastern Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Spiny Mouse

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.