Blake'S Aster vs New Guinean Quoll

Oclemena blakei compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Blake'S Aster is Extinct while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blake'S Aster	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Oclemena	Dasyurus
Species	Oclemena blakei	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Blake'S Aster

EX — Extinct

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blake'S Aster	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blake'S Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blake'S Aster

The Blake'S Aster (Oclemena blakei) is a species in the genus Oclemena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.