Dark Firefly vs New Guinean Quoll

Pyropyga nigricans compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Firefly	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Lampyridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pyropyga	Dasyurus
Species	Pyropyga nigricans	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.