Chestnut dunnart vs Lesser Kiskadee

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pitangus lictor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Kiskadee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pitangus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pitangus lictor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Kiskadee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Kiskadee

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.