Chestnut dunnart vs Starrynose stingray

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pastinachus stellurostris

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Starrynose stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Starrynose stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pastinachus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pastinachus stellurostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Starrynose stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Starrynose stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starrynose stingray

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.