Margay vs New Guinean Quoll

Leopardus wiedii compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	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	Felidae (Cats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Leopardus	Dasyurus
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Mammalia

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.