Chestnut dunnart vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Platyrrhinus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Platyrrhinus helleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Heller's Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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.