Chestnut dunnart vs Rusty Dot

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Crambidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Udea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Rusty Dot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 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.