vs Fat-tailed false antechinus

Diplotomma pharcidium compared with Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Caliciaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Diplotomma	Pseudantechinus
Species	Diplotomma pharcidium	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diplotomma pharcidium is a crustose lichen with a greyish thallus bearing dark, lecideine apothecia on calcareous bark and rock. It inhabits old calcareous rock faces and weathered limestone in temperate European environments. This lichen is sensitive to air pollution and is found primarily in areas with low nitrogen deposition.