Chestnut dunnart vs Faded Pincertail

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Dasyuridae Gomphidae
Genus Sminthopsis Onychogomphus
Species Sminthopsis archeri Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Faded Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Faded Pincertail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Faded Pincertail

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.

Faded Pincertail

No description available.

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