Elm flea weevil vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Orchestes alni compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

  • Elm flea weevil is Not Evaluated while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Elm flea weevil Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Curculionidae Dasyuridae
Genus Orchestes Sminthopsis
Species Orchestes alni Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Elm flea weevil and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Elm flea weevil

NE — Not Evaluated

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Elm flea weevil Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elm flea weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm flea weevil

No description available.

Hairy-footed dunnart

No description available.

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