Chestnut dunnart vs Spot-tailed Dasher

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Micrathyria aequalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Spot-tailed Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Spot-tailed Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dasyuridae	Libellulidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Micrathyria
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Micrathyria aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Spot-tailed Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Spot-tailed Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Spot-tailed Dasher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spot-tailed Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.