Ooldea dunnart vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Sminthopsis ooldea compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Ooldea dunnart is Least Concern while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ooldea dunnart	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sepiidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Sepia
Species	Sminthopsis ooldea	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ooldea dunnart and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ooldea dunnart	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitley’s cuttlefish