Brush-tailed Mulgara vs tormentil

Dasycercus blythi compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Dasycercus	Potentilla
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tormentil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.