Chestnut dunnart vs Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Marmosa simonsi

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Simons’s Mouse Opossum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Marmosa
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Marmosa simonsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Simons’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Simons’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.