New Guinean Quoll vs Simons' cotoneaster

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Cotoneaster simonsii

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Simons' cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Simons' cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Dasyurus	Cotoneaster
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Cotoneaster simonsii

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Simons' cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Simons' cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Simons' cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).