Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Dasycercus blythi compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Dasycercus	Hydnum
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.