Chestnut dunnart vs New Forest Burnet

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Zygaena viciae

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while New Forest Burnet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	New Forest Burnet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Zygaena
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Zygaena viciae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and New Forest Burnet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

New Forest Burnet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	New Forest Burnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Forest Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.