Chestnut dunnart vs Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Andrena argentata

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Small Sandpit Mining Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Small Sandpit Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Andrena
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Andrena argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Small Sandpit Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Small Sandpit Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.