Chestnut dunnart vs meadow brown

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Maniola jurtina

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while meadow brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	meadow brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Maniola
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Maniola jurtina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

meadow brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	meadow brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

meadow brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 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.

meadow brown

meadow brown (Maniola jurtina) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.