Admirable False Brook Salamander vs Chestnut dunnart

Aquiloeurycea praecellens compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• Admirable False Brook Salamander is Critically Endangered while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Caudata (Urodela)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Plethodontidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Aquiloeurycea	Sminthopsis
Species	Aquiloeurycea praecellens	Sminthopsis archeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Admirable False Brook Salamander and Chestnut dunnart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Admirable False Brook Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Admirable False Brook Salamander	Chestnut dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Admirable False Brook Salamander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Admirable False Brook Salamander

The Admirable False Brook Salamander (Aquiloeurycea praecellens) is a species in the genus Aquiloeurycea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Nearctic and Neo.

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.