Black Colonel vs New Guinean Quoll

Odontomyia tigrina compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Black Colonel is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Colonel	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Stratiomyidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Odontomyia	Dasyurus
Species	Odontomyia tigrina	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Colonel and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Colonel

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Colonel	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Colonel

The Black Colonel (Odontomyia tigrina) is a species in the genus Odontomyia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.