Chestnut dunnart vs Heather Mining Bee

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Andrena fuscipes

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Heather Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Heather Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Andrena
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Andrena fuscipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Heather Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.