Chestnut dunnart vs mulgara

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Dasycercus cristicauda

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while mulgara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family same	Dasyuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dasycercus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Dasycercus cristicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and mulgara share a common ancestor at the Family level: Dasyuridae.

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	mulgara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mulgara

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.