Brush-tailed Mulgara vs Hairy-nosed otter

Dasycercus blythi compared with Lutra sumatrana

Key Differences

  • Brush-tailed Mulgara is Least Concern while Hairy-nosed otter is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brush-tailed Mulgara Hairy-nosed otter
Kingdom same Animalia (สัตว์) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม) Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Carnivora (สัตว์กินเนื้อ)
Family Dasyuridae Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus Dasycercus Lutra (Otters)
Species Dasycercus blythi Lutra sumatrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brush-tailed Mulgara and Hairy-nosed otter share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Brush-tailed Mulgara

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-nosed otter

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brush-tailed Mulgara Hairy-nosed otter
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brush-tailed Mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy-nosed otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Hairy-nosed otter

No description available.

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