Bordered Marble vs New Guinean Quoll

Endothenia marginana compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Bordered Marble is Vulnerable while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Marble	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Tortricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Endothenia	Dasyurus
Species	Endothenia marginana	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bordered Marble and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bordered Marble

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Marble	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bordered Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bordered Marble

The Bordered Marble (Endothenia marginana) is a species in the genus Endothenia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.