Chestnut dunnart vs side-striped jackal

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Canis adustus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while side-striped jackal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	side-striped jackal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Dasyuridae	Canidae (Dogs & Wolves)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Canis (Dogs & Wolves)
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Canis adustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and side-striped jackal share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

side-striped jackal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	side-striped jackal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

side-striped jackal

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.