Chestnut dunnart vs long-tailed pocket mouse

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Chaetodipus formosus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while long-tailed pocket mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	long-tailed pocket mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Chaetodipus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Chaetodipus formosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and long-tailed pocket mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

long-tailed pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	long-tailed pocket mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long-tailed pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.