Fat-tailed false antechinus vs Waved Pincertail

Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Fat-tailed false antechinus is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dasyuridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Pseudantechinus	Onychogomphus
Species	Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat-tailed false antechinus

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat-tailed false antechinus	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat-tailed false antechinus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.