Chestnut dunnart vs parma wallaby

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Macropus parma

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while parma wallaby is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	parma wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Dasyuridae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Macropus parma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

parma wallaby

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	parma wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

parma wallaby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Found in New Zealand. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.