Chestnut dunnart vs Shelled Slug

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Testacella haliotidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Dasyuridae	Testacellidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Testacella
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Shelled Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.