Chestnut dunnart vs Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Bassariscus astutus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dasyuridae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Bassariscus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Bassariscus astutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ring-tailed cat, Cacomistle

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.