New Guinean Quoll vs Variable Chafer

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dasyuridae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Gnorimus
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.