New Guinean Quoll vs Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Red-legged Sun Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dasyurus	Heliosciurus
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Heliosciurus rufobrachium

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and Red-legged Sun Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-legged Sun Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.