Chestnut dunnart vs Imported currantworm

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Nematus ribesii

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Imported currantworm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Imported currantworm
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Dasyuridae Tenthredinidae
Genus Sminthopsis Nematus
Species Sminthopsis archeri Nematus ribesii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Imported currantworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Imported currantworm
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Imported currantworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Iceland, Norway, 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.

Imported currantworm

No description available.

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