Little long-tailed dunnart vs New Guinean Quoll

Sminthopsis dolichura compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Little long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little long-tailed dunnart	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family same	Dasyuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dasyurus
Species	Sminthopsis dolichura	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Little long-tailed dunnart and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Family level: Dasyuridae.

Conservation Status

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little long-tailed dunnart	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.