Candelabra Duster vs New Guinean Quoll

Athelia arachnoidea compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Candelabra Duster is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelabra Duster	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Atheliales (Atheliales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Atheliaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Athelia	Dasyurus
Species	Athelia arachnoidea	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Candelabra Duster

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelabra Duster	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelabra Duster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candelabra Duster

The Candelabra Duster (Athelia arachnoidea) is a species in the genus Athelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.