Cibeta de Madagascar vs New Guinean Quoll

Fossa fossana compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Cibeta de Madagascar is Vulnerable while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cibeta de Madagascar	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Eupleridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Fossa	Dasyurus
Species	Fossa fossana	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cibeta de Madagascar and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Cibeta de Madagascar

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cibeta de Madagascar	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cibeta de Madagascar

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.