Brush-tailed Mulgara vs field cudweed

Dasycercus blythi compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	field cudweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dasyuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dasycercus	Filago
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	field cudweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). 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.