Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Fissidens
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Tiny Fern-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.