Chestnut dunnart vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Chiropodomys
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Chiropodomys pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

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.