Chestnut dunnart vs Light-crowned Spinetail

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cranioleuca albiceps

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Light-crowned Spinetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Light-crowned Spinetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dasyuridae	Furnariidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cranioleuca
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cranioleuca albiceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Light-crowned Spinetail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Light-crowned Spinetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Light-crowned Spinetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light-crowned Spinetail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.