Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Least Puffball

Dasycercus blythi compared with Bovista pusilla

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Least Puffball is Data Deficient.

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 pusilla

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

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

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.