Chestnut dunnart vs Northern elephant seal

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Northern elephant seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Dasyuridae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Mirounga
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Northern elephant seal share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Northern elephant seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern elephant seal

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.