Chestnut dunnart vs False widow

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while False widow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Dasyuridae	Theridiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Steatoda
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.