Fork-tailed Drongo vs New Guinean Quoll

Dicrurus adsimilis compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Fork-tailed Drongo is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fork-tailed Drongo	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Dicruridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Dicrurus	Dasyurus
Species	Dicrurus adsimilis	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fork-tailed Drongo and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fork-tailed Drongo

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fork-tailed Drongo	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fork-tailed Drongo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.