Long-tailed dunnart vs Staph beetle

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Oligota pumilio

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Oligota
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Oligota pumilio

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).