Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Maui's paddle

Dasycercus blythi compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

  • Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brush-tailed Mulgara Maui's paddle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Dasyuridae Dryopteridaceae
Genus Dasycercus Elaphoglossum
Species Dasycercus blythi Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brush-tailed Mulgara Maui's paddle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

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

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.

Maui's paddle

No description available.

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