Bronze quoll vs Prickly Heath

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Bronze quoll is Near Threatened while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Gaultheria
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.