Delicate Soldier vs Long-tailed dunnart

Oxycera nigricornis compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Delicate Soldier is Vulnerable while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Soldier	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Oxycera	Sminthopsis
Species	Oxycera nigricornis	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Delicate Soldier and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Delicate Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.