Chestnut dunnart vs Highfin dogfish

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Centroscyllium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Highfin dogfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Highfin dogfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highfin dogfish

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.