Julia Creek dunnart vs Tufted Button

Sminthopsis douglasi compared with Acleris cristana

Key Differences

• Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened while Tufted Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Julia Creek dunnart	Tufted Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Acleris
Species	Sminthopsis douglasi	Acleris cristana

Evolutionary Relationship

Julia Creek dunnart and Tufted Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Tufted Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Julia Creek dunnart	Tufted Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Julia Creek dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.