northern quoll vs tiger quoll

Dasyurus hallucatus compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• northern quoll is Endangered while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	northern quoll	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family same	Dasyuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus same	Dasyurus	Dasyurus
Species	Dasyurus hallucatus	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

northern quoll and tiger quoll share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dasyurus.

Conservation Status

northern quoll

EN — Endangered

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	northern quoll	tiger quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

northern quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.