New Guinean Quoll vs Shoebutton

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Primulaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Ardisia
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).