Chestnut dunnart vs Hover fly

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cheilosia pagana

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Hover fly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Syrphidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cheilosia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cheilosia pagana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Hover fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Hover fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Hover fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.