Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Lygaeid bug

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Nysius
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.