New Guinean Quoll vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dasyurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.