Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Dark Red Disc Lichen

Dasycercus blythi compared with Lecidea erythrophaea

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Dark Red Disc Lichen is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Dark Red Disc Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Lecidea
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Lecidea erythrophaea

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Dark Red Disc Lichen

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Dark Red Disc Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark Red Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.