Chestnut dunnart vs Obscure Drill

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Dichrorampha aeratana

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Obscure Drill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Obscure Drill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dichrorampha
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Dichrorampha aeratana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Obscure Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Obscure Drill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.