Brush-tailed Mulgara vs rice root aphid

Dasycercus blythi compared with Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	rice root aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Aphididae
Genus	Dasycercus	Rhopalosiphum
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and rice root aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

rice root aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	rice root aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rice root aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (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.