Chestnut dunnart vs Short-eared Possum

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Trichosurus caninus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Short-eared Possum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Short-eared Possum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Dasyuridae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Trichosurus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Trichosurus caninus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Short-eared Possum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Short-eared Possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Short-eared Possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-eared Possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.