Brush-tailed Mulgara vs starling mite

Dasycercus blythi compared with Ornithonyssus bursa

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while starling mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	starling mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Dasyuridae	Macronyssidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Ornithonyssus
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Ornithonyssus bursa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

starling mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	starling mite
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

starling mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Taiwan.

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.