Chestnut dunnart vs Roseate Skimmer

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Orthemis ferruginea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Roseate Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Roseate Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dasyuridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Orthemis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Orthemis ferruginea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Roseate Skimmer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Roseate Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Roseate Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roseate Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

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.