Freckled Dapperling vs New Guinean Quoll

Echinoderma asperum compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Freckled Dapperling is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Freckled Dapperling	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Echinoderma	Dasyurus
Species	Echinoderma asperum	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Freckled Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Freckled Dapperling	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Freckled Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.