Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Wood Dwarf

Dasycercus blythi compared with Elachista obliquella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Wood Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Elachistidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Elachista
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Elachista obliquella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Wood Dwarf

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Wood Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wood Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.