Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Dasycercus blythi compared with Geomys personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brush-tailed Mulgara Texas Pocket Gopher
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Dasyuridae Geomyidae
Genus Dasycercus Geomys
Species Dasycercus blythi Geomys personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Texas Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brush-tailed Mulgara Texas Pocket Gopher
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Texas Pocket Gopher

No description available.

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