Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Summer Truffle

Dasycercus blythi compared with Tuber aestivum

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Summer Truffle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Summer Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Tuber
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Tuber aestivum

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Summer Truffle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Summer Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Summer Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.