New Guinean Quoll vs Rosette Tooth

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Hydnellum
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Rosette Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.