New Guinean Quoll vs Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Coelioxys mandibularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dasyuridae	Megachilidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Coelioxys
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Coelioxys mandibularis

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.