Gilbert's dunnart vs Javareisfink

Sminthopsis gilberti compared with Lonchura oryzivora

Key Differences

• Gilbert's dunnart is Least Concern while Javareisfink is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilbert's dunnart	Javareisfink
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)	Passeriformes (Sperlingsvögel)
Family	Dasyuridae	Estrildidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Lonchura
Species	Sminthopsis gilberti	Lonchura oryzivora

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilbert's dunnart and Javareisfink share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Javareisfink

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilbert's dunnart	Javareisfink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Javareisfink

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Javareisfink

One of the most popular cage birds in East Asia, Java sparrows are striking finches with grey plumage, a bold black head, distinctive white cheek patches, and a bright red bill. Native to Java and Bali in Indonesia, they have been introduced to many parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. They inhabit open grasslands, rice fields, and farmland, often becoming pests on rice crops. Listed as Vulnerable in their native range due to severe trapping pressure for the cage bird trade.