Brush-tailed Mulgara vs False Truffle

Dasycercus blythi compared with Elaphomyces granulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Elaphomyces
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Elaphomyces granulatus

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	False Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.