Hairy-footed dunnart vs lackey moth

Sminthopsis hirtipes compared with Malacosoma neustria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed dunnart	lackey moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Malacosoma
Species	Sminthopsis hirtipes	Malacosoma neustria

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed dunnart and lackey moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

lackey moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed dunnart	lackey moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lackey moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.