Chestnut dunnart vs Lesser Clouded Yellow

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pieridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Colias
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Colias chrysotheme

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Lesser Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). 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.