Chestnut dunnart vs Willow Leaf Beetle

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Lochmaea caprea

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Willow Leaf Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Willow Leaf Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lochmaea
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Lochmaea caprea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Willow Leaf Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Willow Leaf Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Willow Leaf Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.