lesser marsh grasshopper vs Ooldea dunnart

Chorthippus albomarginatus compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Key Differences

• lesser marsh grasshopper is Near Threatened while Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lesser marsh grasshopper	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Acrididae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Chorthippus	Sminthopsis
Species	Chorthippus albomarginatus	Sminthopsis ooldea

Evolutionary Relationship

lesser marsh grasshopper and Ooldea dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

lesser marsh grasshopper

NT — Near Threatened

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lesser marsh grasshopper	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lesser marsh grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.