Long-tailed dunnart vs Sedge Sprite

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Nehalennia irene

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-tailed dunnart Sedge Sprite
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Dasyuridae Coenagrionidae
Genus Sminthopsis Nehalennia
Species Sminthopsis longicaudata Nehalennia irene

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Sedge Sprite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Sedge Sprite

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-tailed dunnart Sedge Sprite
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sedge Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

Sedge Sprite

No description available.

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