Chestnut dunnart vs marsh rice rat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Oryzomys palustris

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while marsh rice rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	marsh rice rat
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Oryzomys
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	marsh rice rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh rice rat

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.