New Guinean Quoll vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Thyroptera discifera

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Peters's Disk-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
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	Thyropteridae
Genus	Dasyurus	Thyroptera
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.