Brush-tailed Phascogale vs Silver ragwort

Phascogale pirata compared with Jacobaea maritima

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable while Silver ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Silver ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dasyuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Phascogale	Jacobaea
Species	Phascogale pirata	Jacobaea maritima

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Silver ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Silver ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (5 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.