New Guinean Quoll vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Sciurus igniventris

Key Differences

• New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened while Northern Amazon Red Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Dasyurus	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Sciurus igniventris

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and Northern Amazon Red Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.