Chestnut dunnart vs mottled rustic

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Caradrina morpheus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while mottled rustic is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	mottled rustic
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Noctuidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Caradrina
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Caradrina morpheus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

mottled rustic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	mottled rustic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mottled rustic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 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.