Chestnut dunnart vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Aeretes
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

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.