Chestnut dunnart vs St. Bees Seed-eater

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Harpalus honestus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while St. Bees Seed-eater is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	St. Bees Seed-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Carabidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Harpalus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Harpalus honestus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and St. Bees Seed-eater share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

St. Bees Seed-eater

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	St. Bees Seed-eater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

St. Bees Seed-eater

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Switzerland. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.