New Guinean Quoll vs Variable Flying Fox

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dasyurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Variable Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.