Long-tailed dunnart vs Smalltooth stingray

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Hypanus rudis

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Smalltooth stingray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Smalltooth stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Hypanus
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Hypanus rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Smalltooth stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Smalltooth stingray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smalltooth stingray