Bronze quoll vs Indian-nut

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Bronze quoll is Near Threatened while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Areca
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	Indian-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.