Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Sawfly

Dasycercus blythi compared with Pristiphora rufipes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Sawfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Pristiphora
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Pristiphora rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.