Chestnut dunnart vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Dasyuridae Phyllostomidae
Genus Sminthopsis Carollia
Species Sminthopsis archeri Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Gray Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

No description available.

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