Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Devil's Bit

Dasycercus blythi compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Ruellia
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), 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.