Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Matsutake

Dasycercus blythi compared with Tricholoma matsutake

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Matsutake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Tricholoma
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Tricholoma matsutake

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Matsutake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Matsutake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.