Chestnut dunnart vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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	Herpestidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Crossarchus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Flat-headed Kusimanse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-headed Kusimanse

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.