Chestnut dunnart vs Gray-breasted Crake

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Laterallus exilis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Gray-breasted Crake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Gray-breasted Crake
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rallidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Laterallus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Laterallus exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-breasted Crake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Gray-breasted Crake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-breasted Crake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.