Chestnut dunnart vs Slender Shrew

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sorex gracillimus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dasyuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sorex
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

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.