Chestnut dunnart vs Straw-colored Sylph

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Straw-colored Sylph
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 Macrothemis
Species Sminthopsis archeri Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Straw-colored Sylph
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Straw-colored Sylph

No description available.

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