Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Slender Parasol

Dasycercus blythi compared with Macrolepiota mastoidea

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Slender Parasol is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Slender Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dasyuridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Dasycercus	Macrolepiota
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Macrolepiota mastoidea

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Slender Parasol

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Slender Parasol
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.