Chestnut dunnart vs nut scale

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Eulecanium tiliae

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while nut scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	nut scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Coccidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Eulecanium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Eulecanium tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

nut scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	nut scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

nut scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.