Highfin dogfish vs Ooldea dunnart

Centroscyllium excelsum compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highfin dogfish	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Etmopteridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Centroscyllium	Sminthopsis
Species	Centroscyllium excelsum	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

Highfin dogfish and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highfin dogfish	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highfin dogfish

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.