Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Flea

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Nosopsyllus
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat-tailed false antechinus and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.