Chestnut dunnart vs Meal Moth

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pyralis farinalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Meal Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Meal Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pyralidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pyralis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pyralis farinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Meal Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.