eastern quoll vs Mountain Water Rat

Dasyurus viverrinus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• eastern quoll is Endangered while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	eastern quoll	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Dasyurus	Baiyankamys
Species	Dasyurus viverrinus	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

eastern quoll and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	eastern quoll	Mountain Water Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

eastern quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.