Chestnut dunnart vs Pear leaf blister moth

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Leucoptera malifoliella

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Pear leaf blister moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Pear leaf blister moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Leucoptera
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Leucoptera malifoliella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Pear leaf blister moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Pear leaf blister moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Pear leaf blister moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pear leaf blister moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.