Chestnut dunnart vs Spotted Darter

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sympetrum depressiusculum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Spotted Darter is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Spotted Darter
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	Sympetrum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sympetrum depressiusculum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Spotted Darter

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Spotted Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spotted Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.