Chestnut dunnart vs Reticulate round ray

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Urotrygon reticulata

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Reticulate round ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Reticulate round ray
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Elasmobranchii
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family Dasyuridae Urotrygonidae
Genus Sminthopsis Urotrygon
Species Sminthopsis archeri Urotrygon reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Reticulate round ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Reticulate round ray
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Reticulate round 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.

Reticulate round ray

No description available.

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