Brush-tailed Mulgara vs

Dasycercus blythi compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Nitzschia
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Nitzschia flexa

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Nitzschia flexa is a pennate diatom (class Bacillariophyceae) with a characteristically curved or bent raphe system that gives the genus its distinctive appearance. It inhabits freshwater to brackish environments and contributes to benthic and planktonic algal communities. As a photosynthetic microalga, it plays a foundational role in aquatic food webs and primary production.