Narrow-headed Slender Opossum vs New Guinean Quoll

Marmosops cracens compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Didelphidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Marmosops	Dasyurus
Species	Marmosops cracens	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.