Chestnut dunnart vs German Wasp

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Vespula germanica

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while German Wasp is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	German Wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Vespidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Vespula
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Vespula germanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

German Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	German Wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

German Wasp

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

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.