Long-tailed dunnart vs Southern Dwarf

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Elachista stabilella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Southern Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Elachistidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Elachista
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Elachista stabilella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Southern Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Southern Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.