Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Cryptic Bonnet

Dasycercus blythi compared with Mycena picta

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Cryptic Bonnet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Cryptic Bonnet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Mycena
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Mycena picta

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Cryptic Bonnet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Cryptic Bonnet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cryptic Bonnet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.