Chestnut dunnart vs Purple Needletail

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Purple Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Apodidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Hirundapus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Purple Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.