Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Least Moonwort

Dasycercus blythi compared with Botrychium simplex

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Least Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Least 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 simplex

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Least Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States). 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.