Chestnut dunnart vs Nut Weevil

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Curculio nucum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Nut Weevil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Nut Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Curculionidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Curculio
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Curculio nucum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Nut Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Nut Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.