Large Fruit Bark Beetle vs Ooldea dunnart

Scolytus mali compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• Large Fruit Bark Beetle is Near Threatened while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Fruit Bark Beetle	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Curculionidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Scolytus	Sminthopsis
Species	Scolytus mali	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Fruit Bark Beetle and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large Fruit Bark Beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Fruit Bark Beetle	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Fruit Bark Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.