New Guinean Quoll vs Winged false buttonweed

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Dasyurus	Spermacoce
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Winged false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).