Long-tailed dunnart vs Small Red Damsel

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Small Red Damsel
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	Ceriagrion
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.