Chestnut dunnart vs Lesser hairy-footed dunnart

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sminthopsis youngsoni

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Lesser hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Lesser hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (hewan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mamalia) Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family same Dasyuridae Dasyuridae
Genus same Sminthopsis Sminthopsis
Species Sminthopsis archeri Sminthopsis youngsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Lesser hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sminthopsis.

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Lesser hairy-footed dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Lesser hairy-footed dunnart

No description available.

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