vs Long-tailed dunnart

Hapalosiphon luteolus compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hapalosiphonaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hapalosiphon	Sminthopsis
Species	Hapalosiphon luteolus	Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hapalosiphon luteolus is a filamentous, branching cyanobacterium found in freshwater habitats, damp soil, and moist terrestrial environments including peat bogs and wetland margins. It produces a yellowish pigmentation and forms heterocysts capable of nitrogen fixation. This species contributes to nitrogen cycling in wetland and semi-aquatic ecosystems where it forms part of benthic microbial communities.