New Guinean Quoll vs Northern three-striped opossum

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Monodelphis americana

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Northern three-striped opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Northern three-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Dasyuridae	Didelphidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Monodelphis
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Monodelphis americana

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and Northern three-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Northern three-striped opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Northern three-striped opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern three-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.