Bronze quoll vs Western Thyme Plume

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Merrifieldia tridactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	Western Thyme Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Dasyurus	Merrifieldia
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Merrifieldia tridactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze quoll and Western Thyme Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Western Thyme Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	Western Thyme Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Thyme Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (5 countries) and Europe (28 countries). 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.