Dark Crottle vs New Guinean Quoll

Hypogymnia physodes compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Dark Crottle is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crottle	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hypogymnia	Dasyurus
Species	Hypogymnia physodes	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Dark Crottle

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crottle	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Crottle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.