Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Staph beetle

Dasycercus blythi compared with Phacophallus pallidipennis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Phacophallus
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Phacophallus pallidipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Denmark, Portugal, Sweden), and North America (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.