Chestnut dunnart vs Flat grain beetle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cryptolestes pusillus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Flat grain beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Flat grain beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Laemophloeidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cryptolestes
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cryptolestes pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Flat grain beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Flat grain beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat grain beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

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.