Chestnut dunnart vs Long-tailed dunnart

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family same	Dasyuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus same	Sminthopsis	Sminthopsis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sminthopsis.

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed dunnart

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.