Long-tailed dunnart vs Weng’s skate

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Dipturus wengi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Weng’s skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rajidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dipturus
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Dipturus wengi

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Weng’s skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Weng’s skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Weng’s skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weng’s skate