Gilbert's dunnart vs Mantled Baskettail

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gilbert's dunnart Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Dasyuridae Corduliidae
Genus Sminthopsis Epitheca
Species Sminthopsis gilberti Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gilbert's dunnart Mantled Baskettail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gilbert's dunnart

No description available.

Mantled Baskettail

No description available.

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