Chestnut dunnart vs Little Red Flying Fox

Sminthopsis archeri compared with Pteropus scapulatus

Key Differences

  • Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient while Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut dunnart Little Red Flying Fox
Kingdom same Animalia (动物界) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索动物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same Mammalia (哺乳動物) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Dasyuromorphia (袋鼬目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Dasyuridae Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus Sminthopsis Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species Sminthopsis archeri Pteropus scapulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut dunnart and Little Red Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut dunnart Little Red Flying Fox
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Red Flying Fox

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.

Little Red Flying Fox

No description available.

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