Little long-tailed dunnart vs Patagonian Opossum

Sminthopsis dolichura compared with Lestodelphys halli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little long-tailed dunnart	Patagonian Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lestodelphys
Species	Sminthopsis dolichura	Lestodelphys halli

Evolutionary Relationship

Little long-tailed dunnart and Patagonian Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Patagonian Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.