Asian Badger vs tiger quoll

Meles leucurus compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Asian Badger is Least Concern while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Badger	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Meles	Dasyurus
Species	Meles leucurus	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian Badger and tiger quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Asian Badger

LC — Least Concern

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Badger	tiger quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Badger

Asian badger (Meles leucurus) is a species in the genus Meles. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.