Long-tailed dunnart vs Marsh tick

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ixodidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Ixodes
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Marsh tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Marsh tick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.