Chestnut dunnart vs flea-bite cone

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Conus pulicarius

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while flea-bite cone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	flea-bite cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Dasyuridae	Conidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Conus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Conus pulicarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and flea-bite cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

flea-bite cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	flea-bite cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flea-bite cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.