New Guinean Quoll vs sun shell

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Astraea heliotropium

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while sun shell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	sun shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Turbinidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Astraea
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Astraea heliotropium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.