Chestnut dunnart vs Plain Dark-bee

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Megachilidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Stelis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Plain Dark-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.