Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Confusing Furrow Bee

Dasycercus blythi compared with Halictus confusus

Key Differences

• Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Confusing Furrow Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Confusing Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Dasyuridae	Halictidae
Genus	Dasycercus	Halictus
Species	Dasycercus blythi	Halictus confusus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Confusing Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Furrow Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brush-tailed Mulgara	Confusing Furrow Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). 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.