Ash Dieback vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Helotiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Pseudantechinus
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.