African Brush-tailed Porcupine vs New Guinean Quoll

Atherurus africanus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• African Brush-tailed Porcupine is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hystricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Atherurus	Dasyurus
Species	Atherurus africanus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Brush-tailed Porcupine and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Brush-tailed Porcupine	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Brush-tailed Porcupine

The African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherurus africanus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.