Chestnut dunnart vs Ornamental Orbweaver

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Larinioides patagiatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Ornamental Orbweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Ornamental Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Dasyuridae	Araneidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Larinioides
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Larinioides patagiatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Ornamental Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Ornamental Orbweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornamental Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.