Dune Dapperling vs New Guinean Quoll

Lepiota erminea compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Dune Dapperling is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Dapperling	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lepiota	Dasyurus
Species	Lepiota erminea	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Dune Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dune Dapperling	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.