Chestnut dunnart vs Hortle's whipray

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pateobatis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Hortle's whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hortle's whipray

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.