Chestnut dunnart vs Potto

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lorisidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Perodicticus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Potto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Potto

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.