Gray-bellied dunnart vs plaster beetle

Sminthopsis griseoventer compared with Cartodere bifasciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied dunnart	plaster beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Latridiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cartodere
Species	Sminthopsis griseoventer	Cartodere bifasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied dunnart	plaster beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada).