Agile antechinus vs red spiderling

Antechinus agilis compared with Boerhavia diffusa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Agile antechinus red spiderling
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Dasyuridae Nyctaginaceae
Genus Antechinus Boerhavia
Species Antechinus agilis Boerhavia diffusa

Conservation Status

Agile antechinus

LC — Least Concern

red spiderling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Agile antechinus red spiderling
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agile antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red spiderling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.

red spiderling

No description available.

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