Chestnut dunnart vs Yabby

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Cherax destructor

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Yabby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Yabby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Dasyuridae	Parastacidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cherax
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Cherax destructor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Yabby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Yabby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yabby

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Mexico). 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.