Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Slippery Jack

Dasycercus blythi compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Suillaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Suillus
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.