Cape Sea-snake vs Ooldea dunnart

Eptatretus hexatrema compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Sea-snake	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxini (Myxini)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Myxinidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Eptatretus	Sminthopsis
Species	Eptatretus hexatrema	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape Sea-snake and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Cape Sea-snake

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Sea-snake	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Sea-snake

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cape Sea-snake

The Cape Sea-snake (Eptatretus hexatrema) is a species in the genus Eptatretus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.