Chestnut dunnart vs Hourglass Dolphin

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Hourglass Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Dasyuridae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Hourglass Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Hourglass Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hourglass Dolphin

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.