Long-tailed dunnart vs Oakes' Pondweed

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Potamogeton oakesianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Oakes' Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Potamogeton
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Potamogeton oakesianus

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Oakes' Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Oakes' Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oakes' Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.