Five-spot Ermel vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Ethmia terminella compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-spot Ermel	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ethmiidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ethmia	Sminthopsis
Species	Ethmia terminella	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-spot Ermel and Hairy-footed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-spot Ermel	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-spot Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.