Chestnut dunnart vs Sowerby's keeled slug

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Tandonia sowerbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Sowerby's keeled slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Dasyuridae	Milacidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Tandonia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Tandonia sowerbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Sowerby's keeled slug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Sowerby's keeled slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Sowerby's keeled slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sowerby's keeled slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.