Chestnut dunnart vs Zipperback

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Syrphidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Chrysotoxum
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.