Long-tailed dunnart vs Smallthorn skate

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Smallthorn skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Bathyraja
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Bathyraja minispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smallthorn skate