black-fruit cotoneaster vs Brush-tailed Mulgara

Cotoneaster laxiflorus compared with Dasycercus blythi

Key Differences

• black-fruit cotoneaster is Vulnerable while Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-fruit cotoneaster	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Dasycercus
Species	Cotoneaster laxiflorus	Dasycercus blythi

Conservation Status

black-fruit cotoneaster

VU — Vulnerable

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-fruit cotoneaster	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-fruit cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-fruit cotoneaster

The Black-Fruit Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster laxiflorus) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.