Gilbert's dunnart vs root-eating beetle

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilbert's dunnart	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Monotomidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Rhizophagus
Species	Sminthopsis gilberti	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilbert's dunnart and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilbert's dunnart	root-eating beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.