Chestnut dunnart vs Plantain Leaf Beetle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Chrysolina haemoptera

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Plantain Leaf Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Plantain Leaf Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Chrysolina
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Chrysolina haemoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Plantain Leaf Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Plantain Leaf Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Plantain Leaf Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plantain Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.