Chestnut dunnart vs Five-spot Ermel

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Ethmia terminella

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Five-spot Ermel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Five-spot Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Ethmia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Ethmia terminella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Five-spot Ermel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Five-spot Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Five-spot Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.