Fire ant vs Gilbert's dunnart

Solenopsis geminata compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

• Fire ant is Not Evaluated while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fire ant	Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Formicidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Solenopsis	Sminthopsis
Species	Solenopsis geminata	Sminthopsis gilberti

Evolutionary Relationship

Fire ant and Gilbert's dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fire ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fire ant	Gilbert's dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fire ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Liberia, Mauritius), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Denmark, Spain, Sweden), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.