Chestnut dunnart vs Forest Sandman

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Spialia dromus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Forest Sandman is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Forest Sandman
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Spialia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Spialia dromus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Forest Sandman

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Forest Sandman
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Sandman

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.