Chinese stingray vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Hemitrygon sinensis compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

  • Chinese stingray is Endangered while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese stingray Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Elasmobranchii Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Dasyatidae Dasyuridae
Genus Hemitrygon Sminthopsis
Species Hemitrygon sinensis Sminthopsis griseoventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese stingray and Gray-bellied dunnart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chinese stingray

EN — Endangered

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese stingray Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese stingray

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese stingray

The Chinese Stingray (Hemitrygon sinensis) is a species in the genus Hemitrygon. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Gray-bellied dunnart

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia