Julia Creek dunnart vs Prickly Heath

Sminthopsis douglasi compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Julia Creek dunnart	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Gaultheria
Species	Sminthopsis douglasi	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Julia Creek dunnart	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Julia Creek dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.