Bush Maerua vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Maerua cafra compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bush Maerua Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Brassicales (Brassicales) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Capparaceae Dasyuridae
Genus Maerua Pseudantechinus
Species Maerua cafra Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

Bush Maerua

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bush Maerua Fat-tailed false antechinus
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush Maerua

Habitat

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

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bush Maerua

The Bush Maerua (Maerua cafra) is a species in the genus Maerua. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

No description available.

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