Gray-bellied dunnart vs pharaoh ant

Sminthopsis griseoventer compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

  • Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern while pharaoh ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray-bellied dunnart pharaoh ant
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Dasyuridae Formicidae
Genus Sminthopsis Monomorium
Species Sminthopsis griseoventer Monomorium pharaonis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray-bellied dunnart pharaoh ant
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Gray-bellied dunnart

No description available.

pharaoh ant

No description available.

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