Bronze quoll vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Key Differences

• Bronze quoll is Near Threatened while Large Short-tailed Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Brachyuromys
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze quoll and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.