Long-tailed dunnart vs Mud Dauber

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sphecidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sceliphron
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).