False Bruce Spanworm vs New Guinean Quoll

Macaria loricaria compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Bruce Spanworm	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Geometridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Macaria	Dasyurus
Species	Macaria loricaria	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Bruce Spanworm and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Bruce Spanworm

NT — Near Threatened

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Bruce Spanworm	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Bruce Spanworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.