Chestnut dunnart vs Papuan bandicoot

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Papuan bandicoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Peramelidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Microperoryctes
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papuan bandicoot

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.