Chestnut dunnart vs Throat botfly

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Oestridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Gasterophilus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.