Gray-bellied dunnart vs pignut

Sminthopsis griseoventer compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied dunnart	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Mesosphaerum
Species	Sminthopsis griseoventer	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied dunnart	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.