Blue Ground Beetle vs Long-tailed dunnart

Carabus intricatus compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Blue Ground Beetle is Extinct while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Ground Beetle	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Carabidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carabus	Sminthopsis
Species	Carabus intricatus	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Ground Beetle and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Ground Beetle

EX — Extinct

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Ground Beetle	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Ground Beetle

The Blue Ground Beetle (Carabus intricatus) is a species in the genus Carabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.