Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Sand Deceiver

Dasycercus blythi compared with Laccaria maritima

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Sand Deceiver is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Sand Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Laccaria
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Laccaria maritima

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Sand Deceiver

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.