Little Red Flying Fox vs New Guinean Quoll

Pteropus scapulatus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Little Red Flying Fox is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Red Flying Fox	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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dasyurus
Species	Pteropus scapulatus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Red Flying Fox and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Red Flying Fox	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.