Chestnut dunnart vs Least Tern

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sternula antillarum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Least Tern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Least Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Laridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sternula
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sternula antillarum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Least Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Least Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Least Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.