New Guinean Quoll vs Stinking Truffle

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Tuber
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Stinking Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.