Agile antechinus vs Prickly Coontail

Antechinus agilis compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Agile antechinus is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile antechinus	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Antechinus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Antechinus agilis	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Agile antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agile antechinus	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Agile antechinus

The Agile antechinus (Antechinus agilis) is a species in the genus Antechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.