Boissier's Psephellus vs New Guinean Quoll

Psephellus boissieri compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Boissier's Psephellus is Endangered while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boissier's Psephellus	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	Psephellus	Dasyurus
Species	Psephellus boissieri	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Boissier's Psephellus

EN — Endangered

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boissier's Psephellus	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boissier's Psephellus

Habitat

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

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boissier's Psephellus

The Boissier's Psephellus (Psephellus boissieri) is a species in the genus Psephellus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.