Fat-tailed false antechinus vs pharaoh ant

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Monomorium pharaonis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	pharaoh ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Formicidae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Monomorium
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Monomorium pharaonis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

pharaoh ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pharaoh ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).