Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Flax Rust

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern while Flax Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Melampsora
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.