Long-tailed dunnart vs

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Chordariaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Mikrosyphar
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Mikrosyphar polysiphoniae is a small, endophytic brown alga in the order Ectocarpales that parasitizes red algae in the genus Polysiphonia. It penetrates into the cortical tissue of its host, forming small pustules visible on the host thallus surface. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found in temperate coastal marine environments in the Northern Hemisphere.