Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Tar spot

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Phyllachora
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tar spot

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.