Chestnut dunnart vs Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Steyermark Pleurothyrium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pleurothyrium
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as 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.