Mountain Cherry vs New Guinean Quoll

Prunus prostrata compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Mountain Cherry is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Cherry	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Dasyurus
Species	Prunus prostrata	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Conservation Status

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Cherry	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.