Long-tailed dunnart vs Niger stingray

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Fontitrygon garouaensis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Niger stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Niger stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Fontitrygon
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Fontitrygon garouaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Niger stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Niger stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Niger stingray