Mountain Aster vs New Guinean Quoll

Oclemena acuminata compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Aster	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Oclemena	Dasyurus
Species	Oclemena acuminata	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Aster	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.