Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Thrips

Dasycercus blythi compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Thripidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Thrips
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.