Chestnut dunnart vs Large Bear Hoverfly

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Criorhina ranunculi

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Large Bear Hoverfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Large Bear Hoverfly
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	Criorhina
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Criorhina ranunculi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Large Bear Hoverfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Large Bear Hoverfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Large Bear Hoverfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Bear Hoverfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.