Chestnut dunnart vs slender facelina

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Facelinidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Facelina
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	slender facelina
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender facelina

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.