Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Taita Shrew

Dasycercus blythi compared with Suncus aequatorius

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Taita Shrew is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Taita Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dasyuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Suncus
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Suncus aequatorius

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Taita Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Taita Shrew

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Taita Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taita Shrew

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.