Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Highfin dogfish

Dasycercus blythi compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Dasyuridae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Dasycercus	Centroscyllium
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Highfin dogfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Highfin dogfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highfin dogfish

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.