Bronze quoll vs Fringed dodder

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Bronze quoll is Near Threatened while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Cuscuta
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.