Chestnut dunnart vs Purple-breasted Cotinga

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cotinga cotinga

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Purple-breasted Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Purple-breasted Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cotingidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cotinga
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cotinga cotinga

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Purple-breasted Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Purple-breasted Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Purple-breasted Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple-breasted Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.