Great Thick-knee vs Ooldea dunnart

Esacus recurvirostris compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Thick-knee	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Burhinidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Esacus	Sminthopsis
Species	Esacus recurvirostris	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Thick-knee and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Thick-knee	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.