Gilbert's dunnart vs Light Red Meranti

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilbert's dunnart	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Shorea
Species	Sminthopsis gilberti	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilbert's dunnart	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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