Lesser Ghost Bat vs New Guinean Quoll

Diclidurus scutatus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Ghost Bat	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Diclidurus	Dasyurus
Species	Diclidurus scutatus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Ghost Bat and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Ghost Bat	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.