Brush-tailed Phascogale vs Minute duckweed

Phascogale pirata compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Minute 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	Phascogale	Lemna
Species	Phascogale pirata	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Minute duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.