Gilbert's dunnart vs Water spangles

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilbert's dunnart	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Salvinia
Species	Sminthopsis gilberti	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilbert's dunnart	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).