Chestnut dunnart vs Painted swellshark

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cephaloscyllium pictum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Painted swellshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Dasyuridae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cephaloscyllium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cephaloscyllium pictum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Painted swellshark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Painted swellshark

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Painted swellshark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted swellshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.