Coppery Sprite vs Long-tailed dunnart

Arielulus cuprosus compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Sprite	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Arielulus	Sminthopsis
Species	Arielulus cuprosus	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Sprite and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.