Chestnut dunnart vs Northern Firefly

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pyractomena borealis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Northern Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lampyridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pyractomena
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.