Bordered Marble vs Long-tailed dunnart

Endothenia marginana compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Bordered Marble is Vulnerable while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Marble	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Tortricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Endothenia	Sminthopsis
Species	Endothenia marginana	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bordered Marble and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bordered Marble

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Marble	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bordered Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bordered Marble

The Bordered Marble (Endothenia marginana) is a species in the genus Endothenia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.