Long-tailed dunnart vs prairie spiderwort

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Tradescantia
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Tradescantia occidentalis

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie spiderwort

Habitat

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