Chestnut dunnart vs Soft scale

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Physokermes piceae

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Soft scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Soft scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Coccidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Physokermes
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Physokermes piceae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Soft scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.