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Species profile—Sminthopsis archeri (chestnut dunnart)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Dasyuridae (dasyurids) → Sminthopsis archeri (chestnut dunnart)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Dasyuridae (dasyurids)
Scientific name
Sminthopsis archeri Van Dyck, 1986
Common name
chestnut dunnart
Type reference
Van Dyck, S. (1986). The Chestnut Dunnart, Sminthopsis archeri (Marsupilia: Dasyuridae) a new species from the savannas of Papuan New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Aust. Mammal. 9: 111-124.
WildNet taxon ID
799
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Near threatened
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=799.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022