Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Goliath Webcap

Dasycercus blythi compared with Cortinarius praestans

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Goliath Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Goliath 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 praestans

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Goliath Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goliath Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.