Julia Creek dunnart vs Thatching grass

Sminthopsis douglasi compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Julia Creek dunnart	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sminthopsis	Hyparrhenia
Species	Sminthopsis douglasi	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Julia Creek dunnart	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Julia Creek dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).