Devil'S Dipstick vs New Guinean Quoll

Mutinus elegans compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Dipstick	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Phallales (Phallales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Phallaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Mutinus	Dasyurus
Species	Mutinus elegans	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Dipstick	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.