Chestnut dunnart vs Lined flat bark beetle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lined flat bark beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Lined flat bark beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Laemophloeidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cryptolestes
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Lined flat bark beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lined flat bark beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Lined flat bark beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lined flat bark beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (27 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.