Chestnut dunnart vs Guianan White-eared Opossum

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Didelphis imperfecta

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Guianan White-eared Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Guianan White-eared Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Didelphis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Didelphis imperfecta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Guianan White-eared Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Guianan White-eared Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Guianan White-eared Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guianan White-eared Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.