New Guinean Quoll vs Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Zorro Volador de Lord Howe is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dasyuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dasyurus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and Zorro Volador de Lord Howe share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.