Chestnut dunnart vs Tufted Clusterfly

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Polleniidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Pollenia
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Tufted Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.