Chestnut dunnart vs lowland paca

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	lowland paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cuniculus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.