Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs New Guinean Quoll

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Frosted Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Dasyurus
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Sac-winged Bat and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.