Chestnut dunnart vs thrift root mealybug

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Trionymus radicum

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while thrift root mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	thrift root mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Trionymus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Trionymus radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and thrift root mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

thrift root mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	thrift root mealybug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thrift root mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.