Chestnut dunnart vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Acerodon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Palawan Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Palawan Fruit Bat

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.