Chestnut dunnart vs Lesser bilby

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Macrotis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser bilby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

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.