Chestnut dunnart vs Ornate Shrew

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sorex ornatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Ornate Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dasyuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sorex
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sorex ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Ornate Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Ornate Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.