New Guinean Quoll vs Red flour beetle

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Tribolium castaneum

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Red flour beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Tribolium
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red flour beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).