Chestnut dunnart vs Meadow Groundling

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Caryocolum proxima

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Meadow Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Meadow Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Caryocolum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Caryocolum proxima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Meadow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Meadow Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.