Chestnut dunnart vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

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.