Chestnut dunnart vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Perognathus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Perognathus flavescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Plains Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.