High mallow vs Long-tailed dunnart

Malva sylvestris compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank High mallow Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Malvales (Malvales) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Malvaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Malva Sminthopsis
Species Malva sylvestris Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

High mallow

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute High mallow Long-tailed dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

High mallow

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

High mallow

No description available.

Long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

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