Chestnut dunnart vs Red-cheeked dunnart

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sminthopsis virginiae

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Red-cheeked dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Red-cheeked dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family same	Dasyuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus same	Sminthopsis	Sminthopsis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sminthopsis virginiae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Red-cheeked dunnart share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sminthopsis.

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Red-cheeked dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Red-cheeked dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-cheeked dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.