Chestnut dunnart vs flat-backed millipede

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while flat-backed millipede is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	flat-backed millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Polydesmus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Polydesmus complanatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and flat-backed millipede share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	flat-backed millipede
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.