Alexandria false antechinus vs Duckweed

Pseudantechinus mimulus compared with Lemna perpusilla

Key Differences

• Alexandria false antechinus is Near Threatened while Duckweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alexandria false antechinus	Duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Araceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Lemna
Species	Pseudantechinus mimulus	Lemna perpusilla

Conservation Status

Alexandria false antechinus

NT — Near Threatened

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alexandria false antechinus	Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexandria false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Alexandria false antechinus

The Alexandria false antechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus) is a species in the genus Pseudantechinus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.