Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Three-lined Soldier

Dasycercus blythi compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Oxycera
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as 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.