Long-tailed dunnart vs

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Nitzschia
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Nitzschia flexa

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

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 Norway and Sweden.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.