New Guinean Quoll vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Spreading Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Spreading 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 divaricatus

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Spreading Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).