Forked Aster vs Hairy-footed dunnart

Eurybia furcata compared with Sminthopsis hirtipes

Key Differences

• Forked Aster is Endangered while Hairy-footed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forked Aster	Hairy-footed dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Eurybia	Sminthopsis
Species	Eurybia furcata	Sminthopsis hirtipes

Conservation Status

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forked Aster	Hairy-footed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forked Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.