Dark Red Meranti vs New Guinean Quoll

Shorea pachyphylla compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Dark Red Meranti is Endangered while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Red Meranti	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Shorea	Dasyurus
Species	Shorea pachyphylla	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Dark Red Meranti

EN — Endangered

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Red Meranti	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.