Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Silverfish

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Ctenolepisma
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).