Chestnut dunnart vs Heath Bee-fly

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Bombylius minor

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Heath Bee-fly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Heath Bee-fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Bombylius
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Bombylius minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Heath Bee-fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Heath Bee-fly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Heath Bee-fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.