Chestnut dunnart vs Gray-backed Tern

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Onychoprion lunatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Gray-backed Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Gray-backed 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	Onychoprion
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Onychoprion lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Gray-backed Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Gray-backed Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-backed Tern

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.