Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Highland Flat-body

Dasycercus blythi compared with Depressaria silesiaca

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Highland Flat-body is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Highland Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Depressariidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Depressaria
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Depressaria silesiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Highland Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Highland Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Highland Flat-body
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highland Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.