False stable fly vs Long-tailed dunnart

Muscina stabulans compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• False stable fly is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False stable fly	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	Muscidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Muscina	Sminthopsis
Species	Muscina stabulans	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

False stable fly and Long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False stable fly	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False stable fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.