Natal plum vs Ooldea dunnart

Carissa macrocarpa compared with Sminthopsis ooldea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Natal plum	Ooldea dunnart
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carissa	Sminthopsis
Species	Carissa macrocarpa	Sminthopsis ooldea

Conservation Status

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Natal plum	Ooldea dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Natal plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).