Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Pink Discus

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Stereaceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Aleurodiscus
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.