Long-tailed dunnart vs Three-lined Soldier

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Three-lined Soldier
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	Oxycera
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.