New Guinean Quoll vs Silver Colonel

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Odontomyia argentata

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Silver Colonel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Silver Colonel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Odontomyia
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Odontomyia argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Silver Colonel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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