False Water Rat vs New Guinean Quoll

Xeromys myoides compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Xeromys	Dasyurus
Species	Xeromys myoides	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.