Ooldea dunnart vs Pavement ant

Sminthopsis ooldea compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ooldea dunnart	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Formicidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Tetramorium
Species	Sminthopsis ooldea	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Ooldea dunnart and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ooldea dunnart	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).