Chestnut dunnart vs Yellow-legged Clearwing

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Synanthedon vespiformis

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Yellow-legged Clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Yellow-legged Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sesiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Synanthedon
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Synanthedon vespiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Yellow-legged Clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Yellow-legged Clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Yellow-legged Clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.