Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Large Copper

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Large Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Lycaena
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Large Copper

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.