Fat-tailed false antechinus vs

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Hypoxylon petriniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Hypoxylon
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Hypoxylon petriniae

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.