Brush-tailed Phascogale vs pale moonwort

Phascogale pirata compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Phascogale	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Phascogale	Botrychium
Species	Phascogale pirata	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Phascogale	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

Brush-tailed Phascogale

The Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale pirata) is a species in the genus Phascogale. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.