Chestnut dunnart vs Woundwort Shieldbug

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Eysarcoris venustissimus

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Woundwort Shieldbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Woundwort Shieldbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pentatomidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Eysarcoris
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Eysarcoris venustissimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Woundwort Shieldbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Woundwort Shieldbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woundwort Shieldbug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.