fox tapeworm vs Gilbert's dunnart

Echinococcus multilocularis compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Key Differences

• fox tapeworm is Not Evaluated while Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fox tapeworm	Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cestoda (Cestoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Taeniidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Echinococcus	Sminthopsis
Species	Echinococcus multilocularis	Sminthopsis gilberti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fox tapeworm	Gilbert's dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.