Chestnut dunnart vs Western Rosella

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Platycercus icterotis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Western Rosella is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Western Rosella
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Dasyuridae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Platycercus
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Platycercus icterotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Western Rosella share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Western Rosella

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Western Rosella
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Rosella

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.