Chestnut dunnart vs small heath

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while small heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Coenonympha
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	small heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

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.

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.