Chestnut dunnart vs Fur carpet beetle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Attagenus pellio

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Fur carpet beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Fur carpet beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dermestidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Attagenus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Attagenus pellio

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Fur carpet beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Fur carpet beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Fur carpet beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fur carpet beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.