Fishtail Cup vs New Guinean Quoll

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	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 leucoxantha	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.