Fossa vs New Guinean Quoll

Cryptoprocta ferox compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Fossa is Vulnerable while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fossa	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carnivora (carnívoros)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Eupleridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Cryptoprocta	Dasyurus
Species	Cryptoprocta ferox	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fossa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.