New Guinean Quoll vs North American porcupine

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while North American porcupine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dasyuridae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Dasyurus	Erethizon
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.