Chestnut dunnart vs Fatmucket

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Fatmucket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Fatmucket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Unionidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lampsilis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Fatmucket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fatmucket

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.