New Guinean Quoll vs Wild Pimento

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Pimenta obscura

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Wild Pimento is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Pimenta
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Pimenta obscura

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Pimento

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.