Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs New Guinean Quoll

Molossops temminckii compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Molossidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Molossops	Dasyurus
Species	Molossops temminckii	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.