Chestnut dunnart vs Weng’s skate

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Dipturus wengi

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Weng’s skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Weng’s skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rajidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dipturus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Dipturus wengi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Weng’s skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Weng’s skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Weng’s skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weng’s skate

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.