Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Citrus leafminer

Dasycercus blythi compared with Phyllocnistis citrella

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Citrus leafminer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Citrus leafminer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Phyllocnistis
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Phyllocnistis citrella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Citrus leafminer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Citrus leafminer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Citrus leafminer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Citrus leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (11 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Citrus leafminer

The Citrus leafminer (Phyllocnistis citrella) is a species in the genus Phyllocnistis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.