Chestnut dunnart vs Fishing Cat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Prionailurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Fishing Cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Fishing Cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dasyuridae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Prionailurus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Prionailurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Fishing Cat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Fishing Cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Fishing Cat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishing Cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.