Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Horsetail

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Equisetum
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.