Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Dasycercus blythi compared with Cassida rubiginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Thistle Tortoise Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Cassida
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Cassida rubiginosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Thistle Tortoise Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Tortoise Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Thistle Tortoise Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Tortoise Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.