Bronze quoll vs cow-itch

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Bronze quoll is Near Threatened while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dasyuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Mucuna
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.