Four-toed Jerboa vs New Guinean Quoll

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed Jerboa	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	Dipodidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Allactaga	Dasyurus
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-toed Jerboa and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-toed Jerboa	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.