Chestnut dunnart vs Hooktail skate

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Dipturus oregoni

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Hooktail skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Hooktail skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rajidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dipturus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Dipturus oregoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Hooktail skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Hooktail skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooktail skate

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.