Chestnut dunnart vs Hover fly

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Eumerus strigatus

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 Eumerus
Species Sminthopsis archeri Eumerus strigatus

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

DD — Data Deficient

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

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Hover fly

No description available.

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