Long-tailed dunnart vs Scorched Alpine-Sedge

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Carex atrofusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Scorched Alpine-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 atrofusca

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Scorched Alpine-Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scorched Alpine-Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.