vs Long-tailed dunnart

Cylindrotheca closterium compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cylindrotheca	Sminthopsis
Species	Cylindrotheca closterium	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 Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Oman, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cylindrotheca closterium is an elongated, needle-shaped marine and brackish water diatom common in coastal sediments, intertidal mudflats, and benthic biofilms worldwide. Its spindle-shaped silica frustule tapers to fine points at both ends. This species is an important primary producer in estuarine and shallow coastal ecosystems and can form dense mats on sediment surfaces.