Atherton antechinus vs Vegetable fern

Antechinus godmani compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atherton antechinus	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Antechinus	Diplazium
Species	Antechinus godmani	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Atherton antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atherton antechinus	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atherton antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Atherton antechinus

The Atherton antechinus (Antechinus godmani) 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.