Ash Dieback vs Brush-tailed Mulgara

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Dasycercus blythi

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Helotiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Dasycercus
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Dasycercus blythi

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

The Brush-tailed Mulgara (Dasycercus blythi) is a species in the genus Dasycercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.