Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Dasycercus blythi compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Botrychium
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.