Black Sumac vs New Guinean Quoll

Rhus copallina compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sumac	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Rhus	Dasyurus
Species	Rhus copallina	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Black Sumac

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba, United Kingdom, and United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Sumac

The Black Sumac (Rhus copallina) is a species in the genus Rhus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Cuba, United Kingdom, and United States.