Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Scuttle fly

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Phoridae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Megaselia
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Scuttle fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).