Long-tailed dunnart vs Red-backed Mining Bee

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Andrena similis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Red-backed Mining Bee is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Red-backed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Andrena
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Andrena similis

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Red-backed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Red-backed Mining Bee

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Red-backed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-backed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.