Brush-tailed Phascogale vs Sour orange

Phascogale pirata compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Phascogale is Vulnerable while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Phascogale	Citrus
Species	Phascogale pirata	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Phascogale

VU — Vulnerable

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Phascogale	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Phascogale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, 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.