Chestnut dunnart vs Heather Weevil

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Strophosoma sus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Heather Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Heather Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Curculionidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Strophosoma
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Strophosoma sus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Heather Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Heather Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heather Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (12 countries).

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.