Large False Serotine vs New Guinean Quoll

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	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	Vespertilionidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Dasyurus
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.