Fake round ray vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Urotrygon simulatrix compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• Fake round ray is Vulnerable while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fake round ray	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Urotrygonidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Urotrygon	Sminthopsis
Species	Urotrygon simulatrix	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Fake round ray and Gray-bellied dunnart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fake round ray

VU — Vulnerable

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fake round ray	Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fake round ray

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.