Gray-bellied dunnart vs Hill Soldier

Sminthopsis griseoventer compared with Oxycera pardalina

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern while Hill Soldier is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied dunnart	Hill Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Oxycera
Species	Sminthopsis griseoventer	Oxycera pardalina

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied dunnart and Hill Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Hill Soldier

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied dunnart	Hill Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hill Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.