Bearded Dapperling vs New Guinean Quoll

Cystolepiota seminuda compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Bearded Dapperling is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Dapperling	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cystolepiota	Dasyurus
Species	Cystolepiota seminuda	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Bearded Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Dapperling	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Dapperling

The Bearded Dapperling (Cystolepiota seminuda) is a species in the genus Cystolepiota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.