Dwarf Flying Fox vs New Guinean Quoll

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Dwarf Flying Fox is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Flying Fox	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dasyurus
Species	Pteropus woodfordi	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Flying Fox	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.