Chestnut dunnart vs Shining Pot Beetle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Shining Pot Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Shining Pot Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cryptocephalus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cryptocephalus nitidulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Shining Pot Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Shining Pot Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Shining Pot Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shining Pot Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.