Chestnut dunnart vs pantropical spotted dolphin

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Stenella attenuata

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while pantropical spotted dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	pantropical spotted dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Dasyuridae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Stenella
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Stenella attenuata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and pantropical spotted dolphin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

pantropical spotted dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	pantropical spotted dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pantropical spotted dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

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.