Bog Aster vs New Guinean Quoll

Oclemena nemoralis compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Bog Aster is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog 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 nemoralis	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Bog Aster

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Aster	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bog Aster

The Bog Aster (Oclemena nemoralis) is a species in the genus Oclemena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.