Chestnut dunnart vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family Dasyuridae Lepismatidae
Genus Sminthopsis Ctenolepisma
Species Sminthopsis archeri Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Four-Lined Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Four-Lined Silverfish

No description available.

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