Beach Pea vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Fabaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lathyrus	Pseudantechinus
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.