Chestnut dunnart vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Ictidomys
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

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.