Deceiver vs New Guinean Quoll

Laccaria laccata compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiver	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hydnangiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Laccaria	Dasyurus
Species	Laccaria laccata	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.