Red-cheeked dunnart vs slender-tailed dunnart

Sminthopsis virginiae compared with Sminthopsis murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-cheeked dunnart	slender-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family same	Dasyuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus same	Sminthopsis	Sminthopsis
Species	Sminthopsis virginiae	Sminthopsis murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-cheeked dunnart and slender-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sminthopsis.

Conservation Status

Red-cheeked dunnart

LC — Least Concern

slender-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-cheeked dunnart	slender-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-cheeked dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.