Hairy-footed dunnart vs Papuan bandicoot

Sminthopsis hirtipes compared with Microperoryctes papuensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed dunnart	Papuan bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Peramelidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Microperoryctes
Species	Sminthopsis hirtipes	Microperoryctes papuensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-footed dunnart and Papuan bandicoot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed dunnart	Papuan bandicoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.