Bronze quoll vs Chinaroot

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Bronze quoll is Near Threatened while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Dioscorea
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bronze quoll

The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species in the genus Dasyurus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.