Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Duck Flea

Dasycercus blythi compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Duck Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Duck Flea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.