Agile antechinus vs Prickly Heath

Antechinus agilis compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agile antechinus	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Antechinus	Gaultheria
Species	Antechinus agilis	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Agile antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.