Chestnut dunnart vs Forster's Tern

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sterna forsteri

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Forster's Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Forster's Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Laridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sterna
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sterna forsteri

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Forster's Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Forster's Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Forster's Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forster's Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and 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.