Cat vs Chestnut dunnart

Felis catus compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• Cat is Not Evaluated while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cat	Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Sminthopsis
Species	Felis catus	Sminthopsis archeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Cat and Chestnut dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Cat

NE — Not Evaluated

Trend: Stable →

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cat	Chestnut dunnart
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	15 years	—
Average Length	46 cm	—
Average Weight	4.5 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cat

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cat

O gato doméstico (Felis catus) é um carnívoro pequeno da família Felidae, amplamente mantido como animal de estimação e para controle de pragas. Originário do Oriente Médio, foi domesticado há cerca de 10.000 anos. Possui visão noturna excelente, audição aguçada e reflexos rápidos. Comunica-se por miar, ronronar e linguagem corporal. Caça instintivamente roedores e pássaros. Existem atualmente centenas de raças reconhecidas com diversas características físicas.

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.