Chestnut dunnart vs Moth fly

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Psychoda alternata

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Moth fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Moth fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Psychodidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Psychoda
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Psychoda alternata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Moth fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moth fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Costa Rica, Norway, Sweden, and 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.