Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Cramp Balls

Dasycercus blythi compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Daldinia
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Cramp Balls
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.