Chestnut dunnart vs North Moluccan Flying Fox

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pteropus caniceps

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while North Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pteropus caniceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and North Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

North Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	North Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North Moluccan Flying Fox

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.