Chestnut dunnart vs Widow Skimmer

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Libellula luctuosa

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Widow Skimmer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Widow Skimmer
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Dasyuridae Libellulidae
Genus Sminthopsis Libellula
Species Sminthopsis archeri Libellula luctuosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Widow Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Widow Skimmer
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Widow Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.

Widow Skimmer

No description available.

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