Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Shade Moonwort

Dasycercus blythi compared with Botrychium tenebrosum

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Shade Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Shade Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Botrychium
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Botrychium tenebrosum

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Shade Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shade Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.