German Wasp vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Vespula germanica compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	German Wasp	Gray-bellied 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	Vespidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Vespula	Sminthopsis
Species	Vespula germanica	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Evolutionary Relationship

German Wasp and Gray-bellied dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

German Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	German Wasp	Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

German Wasp

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.