Long-tailed dunnart vs Red Balau

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Shorea
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.