Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Freckled Webcap

Dasycercus blythi compared with Cortinarius spilomeus

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Freckled Webcap is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Freckled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Cortinarius
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Cortinarius spilomeus

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Freckled Webcap

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Freckled Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Freckled Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.