New Guinean Quoll vs Pygmy Soldier

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Oxycera pygmaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Pygmy Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Oxycera
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Oxycera pygmaea

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and Pygmy Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Pygmy Soldier

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Pygmy Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pygmy Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.