Chestnut dunnart vs Flat-topped Yate

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Eucalyptus occidentalis

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Flat-topped Yate is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Flat-topped Yate
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Dasyuridae Myrtaceae
Genus Sminthopsis Eucalyptus
Species Sminthopsis archeri Eucalyptus occidentalis

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-topped Yate

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Flat-topped Yate
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-topped Yate

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Italy, Libya, and Yemen. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Flat-topped Yate

No description available.

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