Brookweed vs New Guinean Quoll

Samolus valerandi compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Brookweed is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brookweed	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Primulaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Samolus	Dasyurus
Species	Samolus valerandi	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Brookweed

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brookweed	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brookweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brookweed

The Brookweed (Samolus valerandi) is a species in the genus Samolus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.