Chestnut dunnart vs Plain-crowned Spinetail

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Synallaxis gujanensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Plain-crowned Spinetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Plain-crowned Spinetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dasyuridae	Furnariidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Synallaxis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Synallaxis gujanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Plain-crowned Spinetail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Plain-crowned Spinetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Plain-crowned Spinetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain-crowned Spinetail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, 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.