Chestnut dunnart vs Pigmy Skipper

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Gegenes pumilio

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Pigmy Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Pigmy Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Gegenes
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Gegenes pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Pigmy Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Pigmy Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Pigmy Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pigmy Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (10 countries).

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.