Papuan bandicoot vs Variable Dancer

Microperoryctes papuensis compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Papuan bandicoot	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Peramelidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Microperoryctes	Argia
Species	Microperoryctes papuensis	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Papuan bandicoot and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Papuan bandicoot

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Papuan bandicoot	Variable Dancer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Papuan bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.