Long-tailed dunnart vs Sawback skate

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Leucoraja pristispina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Sawback skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rajidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Leucoraja
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Leucoraja pristispina

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Sawback skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Sawback skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Sawback skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawback skate