False Morel vs New Guinean Quoll

Gyromitra esculenta compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• False Morel is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Morel	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Discinaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Gyromitra	Dasyurus
Species	Gyromitra esculenta	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Morel	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Morel

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.