Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Cypress aphid

Dasycercus blythi compared with Cinara cupressi

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Cypress aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Cypress aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Aphididae
Genus	Dasycercus	Cinara
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Cinara cupressi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Cypress aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Cypress aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cypress aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (China, India, Israel), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), 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.