Chestnut dunnart vs Lightnose Skate

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Breviraja colesi

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lightnose Skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lightnose Skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rajidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Breviraja
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Breviraja colesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lightnose Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Lightnose Skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lightnose Skate

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.