Chestnut dunnart vs Prickly Redfish

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Thelenota ananas

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Prickly Redfish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Prickly Redfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holothuroidea (Holothuroidea)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Synallactida (Synallactida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Stichopodidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Thelenota
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Thelenota ananas

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Prickly Redfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Prickly Redfish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Prickly Redfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Redfish

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.