Bronze quoll vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Dasyurus spartacus compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Bronze quoll is Near Threatened while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze quoll	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sepiidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Sepia
Species	Dasyurus spartacus	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze quoll and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bronze quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze quoll	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitley’s cuttlefish

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.