Castor vs New Guinean Quoll

Ricinus communis compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Castor is Not Evaluated while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Castor	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Malpighiales (말피기아목)	Dasyuromorphia (주머니고양이목)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Ricinus	Dasyurus
Species	Ricinus communis	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Castor

NE — Not Evaluated

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Castor	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Castor

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Castor

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi