Little long-tailed dunnart vs Midge

Sminthopsis dolichura compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Little long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little long-tailed dunnart	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dasineura
Species	Sminthopsis dolichura	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Little long-tailed dunnart and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little long-tailed dunnart	Midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.