Double-crested Cormorant vs Long-tailed dunnart

Phalacrocorax auritus compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Double-crested Cormorant	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Phalacrocoracidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Phalacrocorax	Sminthopsis
Species	Phalacrocorax auritus	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Double-crested Cormorant and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Double-crested Cormorant

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Double-crested Cormorant	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Double-crested Cormorant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.