Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Dasycercus blythi compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Philonotis
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.