Long-tailed dunnart vs lowland paca

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Cuniculus
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.