Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Grass pea

Dasycercus blythi compared with Lathyrus sphaericus

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Grass pea is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Grass pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dasyuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Lathyrus
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Lathyrus sphaericus

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Grass pea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Grass pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). 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.