Chestnut dunnart vs red underwing skipper

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Spialia sertorius

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while red underwing skipper is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	red underwing skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Spialia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Spialia sertorius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and red underwing skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

red underwing skipper

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	red underwing skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red underwing skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

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.