Chestnut dunnart vs Spangled Cotinga

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cotinga cayana

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Spangled Cotinga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Spangled Cotinga
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cotingidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cotinga
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cotinga cayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Spangled Cotinga share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Spangled Cotinga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Spangled Cotinga
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spangled Cotinga

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

Spangled Cotinga

Spangled Cotinga (Cotinga cayana) 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.