New Guinean Quoll vs Pectis

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

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