Chestnut dunnart vs Jungle Shrew

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dasyuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Suncus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jungle Shrew

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.