Chestnut dunnart vs Scarce Marbled

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Eublemma minutata

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Scarce Marbled is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Scarce Marbled
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Noctuidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Eublemma
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Eublemma minutata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Scarce Marbled

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Scarce Marbled
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarce Marbled

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.