Chestnut dunnart vs sun shell

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Astraea heliotropium

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while sun shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Turbinidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Astraea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.