Gray-bellied dunnart vs Round whip ray

Sminthopsis griseoventer compared with Maculabatis pastinacoides

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern while Round whip ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied dunnart	Round whip ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Maculabatis
Species	Sminthopsis griseoventer	Maculabatis pastinacoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied dunnart and Round whip ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Round whip ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied dunnart	Round whip ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round whip ray