Chestnut dunnart vs Eastern Willow Spreadwing

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Chalcolestes parvidens

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Eastern Willow Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Eastern Willow Spreadwing
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Dasyuridae Lestidae
Genus Sminthopsis Chalcolestes
Species Sminthopsis archeri Chalcolestes parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Eastern Willow Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Willow Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Eastern Willow Spreadwing
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Willow Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Eastern Willow Spreadwing

No description available.

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