Chestnut dunnart vs Marbled Cosmet

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Mompha propinquella

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Marbled Cosmet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Marbled Cosmet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Momphidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Mompha
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Mompha propinquella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Marbled Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Marbled Cosmet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Cosmet

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.