Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Crispate Smoothcap Moss

Dasycercus blythi compared with Atrichum crispum

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Crispate Smoothcap Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Crispate Smoothcap Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Atrichum
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Atrichum crispum

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Crispate Smoothcap Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Crispate Smoothcap Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crispate Smoothcap Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.