New Guinean Quoll vs Violet Tooth

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Hydnellum
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Violet Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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