Desert Indigo vs New Guinean Quoll

Indigofera brevidens compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Desert Indigo is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Indigo	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Fabaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Indigofera	Dasyurus
Species	Indigofera brevidens	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Desert Indigo

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Desert Indigo	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Indigo

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.