Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Subterranean clover

Dasycercus blythi compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Key Differences

  • Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Subterranean clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brush-tailed Mulgara Subterranean clover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Dasyuridae Fabaceae
Genus Dasycercus Trifolium
Species Dasycercus blythi Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brush-tailed Mulgara Subterranean clover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). 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.

Subterranean clover

No description available.

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