Chestnut dunnart vs Elgin Shoot Moth

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Rhyacionia logaea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Elgin Shoot Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Elgin Shoot Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Rhyacionia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Rhyacionia logaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Elgin Shoot Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Elgin Shoot Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Elgin Shoot Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elgin Shoot Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.