Chestnut dunnart vs Slender lungfish

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Protopterus dolloi

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Slender lungfish is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Slender lungfish
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family Dasyuridae Protopteridae
Genus Sminthopsis Protopterus
Species Sminthopsis archeri Protopterus dolloi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Slender lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Slender lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Slender lungfish
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender lungfish

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.

Slender lungfish

No description available.

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