Highland Flat-body vs New Guinean Quoll

Depressaria silesiaca compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Highland Flat-body is Vulnerable while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highland Flat-body	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Depressariidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Depressaria	Dasyurus
Species	Depressaria silesiaca	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Highland Flat-body and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Highland Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highland Flat-body	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highland Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.