Long-tailed dunnart vs Soldier fly

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Microchrysa
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Microchrysa flavicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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