Chestnut dunnart vs Lesser Cuckoo

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cuculus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lesser Cuckoo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Cuckoo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cuculidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cuculus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cuculus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Cuckoo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Cuckoo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.