Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Peg Lichen

Dasycercus blythi compared with Cladonia subcariosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Cladonia
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Cladonia subcariosa

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peg Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, 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.