Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Least Puffball

Dasycercus blythi compared with Bovista limosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Least Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Bovista
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Bovista limosa

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. 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.