Chestnut dunnart vs Turnip flea beetle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Phyllotreta undulata

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Turnip flea beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Turnip flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Phyllotreta
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Phyllotreta undulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Turnip flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Turnip flea beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Turnip flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Turnip flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.