New Guinean Quoll vs Spring Ringlet

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Erebia epistygne

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Spring Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Dasyurus	Erebia
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Erebia epistygne

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Ringlet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Spring Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Spain. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.