Chestnut dunnart vs Racket-tailed Emerald

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Dorocordulia libera

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Racket-tailed Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Racket-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Dasyuridae Corduliidae
Genus Sminthopsis Dorocordulia
Species Sminthopsis archeri Dorocordulia libera

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Racket-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Racket-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Racket-tailed Emerald
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Racket-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Racket-tailed Emerald

No description available.

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