Bitternut vs New Guinean Quoll

Carya cordiformis compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Bitternut is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitternut	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Juglandaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carya	Dasyurus
Species	Carya cordiformis	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Bitternut

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitternut	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitternut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitternut

The Bitternut (Carya cordiformis) is a species in the genus Carya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.