Chestnut dunnart vs Fletcher scale

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Fletcher scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Fletcher scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Coccidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Parthenolecanium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Fletcher scale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Fletcher scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Fletcher scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fletcher scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (20 countries) and North America (United States).

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.