vs Long-tailed dunnart

Chroococcus rufescens compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Microcystaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Chroococcus	Sminthopsis
Species	Chroococcus rufescens	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chroococcus rufescens is a colonial cyanobacterium in the family Chroococcaceae, named for its reddish or rufous pigmentation. Cells are enclosed in layered gelatinous sheaths and form small aggregates on rock, soil, and bark surfaces. Its conservation status is not evaluated.