Flixweed Leaf Beetle vs New Guinean Quoll

Psylliodes tricolor compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Flixweed Leaf Beetle is Extinct while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flixweed Leaf Beetle	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Psylliodes	Dasyurus
Species	Psylliodes tricolor	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Flixweed Leaf Beetle and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

EX — Extinct

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flixweed Leaf Beetle	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flixweed Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.