Chestnut dunnart vs Winged Floater

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Anodonta nuttalliana

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Winged Floater is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Winged Floater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Unionidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Anodonta
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Anodonta nuttalliana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Winged Floater

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Winged Floater
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Floater

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.