Jackswitch vs New Guinean Quoll

Corchorus hirsutus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Jackswitch is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jackswitch	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Malvaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Corchorus	Dasyurus
Species	Corchorus hirsutus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Jackswitch

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jackswitch	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jackswitch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.