Chestnut dunnart vs Gray Spiny Mouse

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Acomys cineraceus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Gray Spiny Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Gray Spiny Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Acomys
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Acomys cineraceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Gray Spiny Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Spiny Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Gray Spiny Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Spiny Mouse

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.