Bronze quoll vs sharp-leaved pondweed

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Potamogeton acutifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	sharp-leaved pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Potamogeton
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Potamogeton acutifolius

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

sharp-leaved pondweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	sharp-leaved pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sharp-leaved pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.