Chestnut dunnart vs Mud Dauber

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sphecidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sceliphron
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Mud Dauber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (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.