Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Elm leafminer

Dasycercus blythi compared with Fenusa ulmi

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Elm leafminer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Elm leafminer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Fenusa
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Fenusa ulmi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Elm leafminer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Elm leafminer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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