Desertas Wolf Spider vs Long-tailed dunnart

Hogna ingens compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Desertas Wolf Spider is Critically Endangered while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desertas Wolf Spider	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lycosidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hogna	Sminthopsis
Species	Hogna ingens	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Desertas Wolf Spider and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Desertas Wolf Spider

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desertas Wolf Spider	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desertas Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.