Dusky Hopping Mouse vs New Guinean Quoll

Notomys fuscus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Hopping Mouse	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Notomys	Dasyurus
Species	Notomys fuscus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Hopping Mouse and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Hopping Mouse	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.