Chestnut dunnart vs umkokolo

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while umkokolo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Salicaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dovyalis
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	umkokolo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.