Blue star vs eastern quoll

Amsonia orientalis compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	eastern quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Amsonia	Dasyurus
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Dasyurus viverrinus

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	eastern quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

eastern quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.