Chestnut dunnart vs Western yellowjacket

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Vespula pensylvanica

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Western yellowjacket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Western yellowjacket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Vespidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Vespula
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Vespula pensylvanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Western yellowjacket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western yellowjacket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.