Chestnut dunnart vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut dunnart	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Sminthopsis archeri	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut dunnart	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.