Devil's Bit vs New Guinean Quoll

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Acanthaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ruellia	Dasyurus
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).