Buttonweed vs New Guinean Quoll

Malva neglecta compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buttonweed	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Malvaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Malva	Dasyurus
Species	Malva neglecta	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buttonweed

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buttonweed

The Buttonweed (Malva neglecta) is a species in the genus Malva. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.