Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Meadow Waxcap

Dasycercus blythi compared with Cuphophyllus pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Meadow Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Cuphophyllus
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Cuphophyllus pratensis

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Meadow Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Meadow Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.