Devil-thorn vs New Guinean Quoll

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Devil-thorn is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Cactaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Echinocereus	Dasyurus
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

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.