Buff-thighed Puffleg vs New Guinean Quoll

Haplophaedia assimilis compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Buff-thighed Puffleg is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-thighed Puffleg	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Trochilidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Haplophaedia	Dasyurus
Species	Haplophaedia assimilis	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-thighed Puffleg and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Buff-thighed Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-thighed Puffleg	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-thighed Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buff-thighed Puffleg

The Buff-Thighed Puffleg (Haplophaedia assimilis) is a species in the genus Haplophaedia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.