Chestnut dunnart vs Ray

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Psammobatis rutrum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Ray is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Psammobatis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Psammobatis rutrum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ray

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.