Chestnut dunnart vs Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Marmosa zeledoni

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Marmosa
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Marmosa zeledoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zeledon’s Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.