Chestnut dunnart vs Redbox

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Redbox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Redbox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Eucalyptus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Redbox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Redbox

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Rwanda), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.