vs Bronze quoll

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Dasyurus spartacus

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Bronze quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Bronze quoll
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Chordariaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Asperococcus	Dasyurus
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Dasyurus spartacus

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Bronze quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.

Bronze quoll

The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species in the genus Dasyurus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.