Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Ricefield Rat

Dasycercus blythi compared with Rattus argentiventer

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Ricefield Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dasycercus	Rattus
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Rattus argentiventer

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Ricefield Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Ricefield Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ricefield Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Philippines.

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.