Adder’S-Mouth vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Malaxis bayardii compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• Adder’S-Mouth is Critically Endangered while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder’S-Mouth	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Orchidaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Malaxis	Sminthopsis
Species	Malaxis bayardii	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Conservation Status

Adder’S-Mouth

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder’S-Mouth	Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder’S-Mouth

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Adder’S-Mouth

The Adder’S-Mouth (Malaxis bayardii) is a species in the genus Malaxis. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Canada and United States.