Chestnut dunnart vs Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Monodelphis scalops

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Long-nosed short-tailed opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Monodelphis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Monodelphis scalops

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Long-nosed short-tailed opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-nosed short-tailed opossum

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.