Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Long-winged Groundling

Dasycercus blythi compared with Gelechia cuneatella

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Long-winged Groundling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Long-winged Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Gelechia
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Gelechia cuneatella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Long-winged Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Long-winged Groundling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Long-winged Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-winged Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.