Chestnut dunnart vs mallow skipper

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Carcharodus alceae

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while mallow skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	mallow skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Carcharodus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Carcharodus alceae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

mallow skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	mallow skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mallow skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).

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.