Chestnut dunnart vs Tome's spiny rat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Proechimys semispinosus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Tome's spiny rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Tome's spiny rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Echimyidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Proechimys
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Proechimys semispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Tome's spiny rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Tome's spiny rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Tome's spiny rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tome's spiny rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.