Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Staph beetle

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Phacophallus pallidipennis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Phacophallus
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Phacophallus pallidipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Denmark, Portugal, Sweden), and North America (United States).