Fishtail Cup vs Long-tailed dunnart

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Discinaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Gyromitra	Sminthopsis
Species	Gyromitra leucoxantha	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.