Long-tailed dunnart vs Prickly Sedge

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Carex spicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Prickly Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Carex
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Carex spicata

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Prickly Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).