Common Periwinkle vs New Guinean Quoll

Littorina littorea compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Common Periwinkle is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Periwinkle	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Littorinidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Littorina	Dasyurus
Species	Littorina littorea	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Periwinkle and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Periwinkle

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Periwinkle	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Periwinkle

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Periwinkle

Common Periwinkle (Littorina littorea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.