Chestnut dunnart vs Sunda Fruit Bat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Acerodon macklotii

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Sunda Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Sunda Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Acerodon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Acerodon macklotii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Sunda Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Sunda Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Sunda Fruit Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunda Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.