Meller’s Mongoose vs New Guinean Quoll

Rhynchogale melleri compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Meller’s Mongoose is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meller’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	Rhynchogale	Dasyurus
Species	Rhynchogale melleri	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.