Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Jerine's Widow

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Dingana jerinae

Key Differences

  • Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern while Jerine's Widow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fat-tailed false antechinus Jerine's Widow
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Dasyuridae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Pseudantechinus Dingana
Species Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis Dingana jerinae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Jerine's Widow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fat-tailed false antechinus Jerine's Widow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jerine's Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Fat-tailed false antechinus

No description available.

Jerine's Widow

No description available.

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