New Guinean Quoll vs Thyme Pug

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Eupithecia distinctaria

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Thyme Pug is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Thyme Pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dasyuridae	Geometridae
Genus	Dasyurus	Eupithecia
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Eupithecia distinctaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Thyme Pug

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Thyme Pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thyme Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.