Chestnut dunnart vs Variable Chafer

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Gnorimus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.