vs Long-tailed dunnart

Disciseda bovista compared with Sminthopsis longicaudata

Key Differences

  • is Critically Endangered while Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom Fungi (균계) Animalia (동물)
Phylum Basidiomycota (담자균류) Chordata (척삭동물)
Class Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강) Mammalia (포유류)
Order Agaricales (주름버섯목) Dasyuromorphia (주머니고양이목)
Family Agaricaceae (Agarics) Dasyuridae
Genus Disciseda Sminthopsis
Species Disciseda bovista Sminthopsis longicaudata

Conservation Status

CR — Critically Endangered

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Long-tailed dunnart
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

No description available.

Long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

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