Aromatic Indian Breadroot vs New Guinean Quoll

Pediomelum aromaticum compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Aromatic Indian Breadroot is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Indian Breadroot	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Fabaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pediomelum	Dasyurus
Species	Pediomelum aromaticum	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Aromatic Indian Breadroot

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Indian Breadroot	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Indian Breadroot

Habitat

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

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aromatic Indian Breadroot

The Aromatic Indian Breadroot, Pediomelum aromaticum, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.