Centaury vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Centaurium erythraea compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centaury Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Gentianaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Centaurium Sminthopsis
Species Centaurium erythraea Sminthopsis griseoventer

Conservation Status

Centaury

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centaury Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

The Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) is a species in the genus Centaurium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Australia', 'Belgium', 'Bolivia', 'Brazil', 'Canada'].

Gray-bellied dunnart

No description available.

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