Chestnut dunnart vs Nurse hound

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Scyliorhinus cervigoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Nurse hound
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Dasyuridae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Scyliorhinus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Scyliorhinus cervigoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Nurse hound share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Nurse hound

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Nurse hound
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nurse hound

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.