Chestnut dunnart vs False Water Rat

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Xeromys myoides

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while False Water Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	False Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Dasyuridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Xeromys
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Xeromys myoides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	False Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Water Rat

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.