Chestnut dunnart vs False Baton Blue

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pseudophilotes abencerragus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while False Baton Blue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	False Baton Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pseudophilotes
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pseudophilotes abencerragus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and False Baton Blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

False Baton Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	False Baton Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Baton Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.