Chestnut dunnart vs lunar thorn

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Selenia lunularia

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while lunar thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	lunar thorn
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Geometridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Selenia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Selenia lunularia

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and lunar thorn share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

lunar thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	lunar thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lunar thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.