Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Slippery Jack

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Suillaceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Suillus
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).