Chestnut dunnart vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Vampyressa
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Vampyressa melissa

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.