Jackson’s Mongoose vs New Guinean Quoll

Bdeogale jacksoni compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jackson’s Mongoose	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Herpestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Bdeogale	Dasyurus
Species	Bdeogale jacksoni	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jackson’s Mongoose and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Jackson’s Mongoose

NT — Near Threatened

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jackson’s Mongoose	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jackson’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.