Chestnut dunnart vs Olive-gray Thomasomys

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Thomasomys cinereus

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Olive-gray Thomasomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Olive-gray Thomasomys
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Dasyuridae Cricetidae
Genus Sminthopsis Thomasomys
Species Sminthopsis archeri Thomasomys cinereus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Olive-gray Thomasomys share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Olive-gray Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Olive-gray Thomasomys
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.

Olive-gray Thomasomys

No description available.

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