Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Small shell ginger

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Alpinia
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.