Gilbert's dunnart vs Waved Pincertail

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

  • Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gilbert's dunnart Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Dasyuridae Gomphidae
Genus Sminthopsis Onychogomphus
Species Sminthopsis gilberti Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gilbert's dunnart Waved Pincertail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gilbert's dunnart

No description available.

Waved Pincertail

No description available.

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