New Guinean Quoll vs Sallow Button

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Acleris
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.