Chestnut dunnart vs Madagascan fruit bat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Eidolon dupreanum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Madagascan fruit bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Madagascan fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Eidolon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Eidolon dupreanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Madagascan fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Madagascan fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Madagascan fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madagascan fruit bat

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.