Chestnut dunnart vs Headfly

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Muscidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Hydrotaea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and 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.