Long-tailed dunnart vs Small dung fly

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Coproica vagans

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Small dung fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Small dung fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sphaeroceridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Coproica
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Coproica vagans

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Small dung fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Small dung fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Small dung fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small dung fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.