Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Mountain Plume

Dasycercus blythi compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Mountain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Dasycercus	Stenoptilia
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Mountain Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Mountain Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, 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.