Chestnut dunnart vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Amblysomus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Amblysomus hottentotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Hottentot Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Hottentot Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hottentot Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.