vs Gilbert's dunnart

Cryptomonas pyrenoidifera compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cryptomonadales (Cryptomonadales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cryptomonadaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cryptomonas	Sminthopsis
Species	Cryptomonas pyrenoidifera	Sminthopsis gilberti

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Gilbert's dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cryptomonas pyrenoidifera is a unicellular cryptomonad alga with a distinctive pyrenoid in each chloroplast, reflecting its species name. It inhabits freshwater lakes and ponds with moderate to high nutrient levels across temperate regions. This mixotrophic flagellate performs photosynthesis and can also ingest bacteria as supplemental nutrition.