Chestnut dunnart vs Irish Major

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Oxycera
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Irish Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.