Chestnut dunnart vs ground lackey

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Malacosoma castrense

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while ground lackey is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	ground lackey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Malacosoma
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Malacosoma castrense

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

ground lackey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	ground lackey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground lackey

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.