Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Faded Pincertail

Dasycercus blythi compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

  • Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brush-tailed Mulgara Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Dasyuridae Gomphidae
Genus Dasycercus Onychogomphus
Species Dasycercus blythi Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brush-tailed Mulgara Faded Pincertail
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Faded Pincertail

No description available.

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