Dried Fruit Beetle vs New Guinean Quoll

Carpophilus hemipterus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Dried Fruit Beetle is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dried Fruit Beetle	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Nitidulidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Carpophilus	Dasyurus
Species	Carpophilus hemipterus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dried Fruit Beetle and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dried Fruit Beetle

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dried Fruit Beetle	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dried Fruit Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.