Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Grooved Flax

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Linaceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Linum
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.