Chestnut Brittlestem vs New Guinean Quoll

Homophron spadiceum compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Brittlestem is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Homophron	Dasyurus
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Brittlestem	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

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

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Brittlestem

The Chestnut Brittlestem (Homophron spadiceum) is a species in the genus Homophron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.