Chestnut dunnart vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Marmosops cracens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Marmosops
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Marmosops cracens

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Narrow-headed Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.