Cave ground-beetle vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Trechus terceiranus compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• Cave ground-beetle is Vulnerable while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cave ground-beetle	Gray-bellied 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	Trechus	Sminthopsis
Species	Trechus terceiranus	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Cave ground-beetle and Gray-bellied dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cave ground-beetle

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cave ground-beetle	Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cave ground-beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Cave ground-beetle

The Cave ground-beetle (Trechus terceiranus) is a species in the genus Trechus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.