Chinaroot vs New Guinean Quoll

Smilax china compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Chinaroot is Not Evaluated while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Smilacaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Smilax	Dasyurus
Species	Smilax china	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.