Long-tailed dunnart vs Wheat smut

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Tilletia
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).