Brush-tailed Mulgara vs limestone fern

Dasycercus blythi compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.