Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Slender Shrew

Dasycercus blythi compared with Sorex gracillimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brush-tailed Mulgara Slender Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Dasyuridae Soricidae
Genus Dasycercus Sorex
Species Dasycercus blythi Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brush-tailed Mulgara Slender Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Slender Shrew

No description available.

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