Chestnut dunnart vs Rainforest Brown

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cassionympha cassius

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Rainforest Brown is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Rainforest Brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cassionympha
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cassionympha cassius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Rainforest Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Rainforest Brown
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rainforest Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.