Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Great Thick-knee

Dasycercus blythi compared with Esacus recurvirostris

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Great Thick-knee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Great Thick-knee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Burhinidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Esacus
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Esacus recurvirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Great Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Great Thick-knee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Great Thick-knee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. 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.