Dusky Flying Fox vs New Guinean Quoll

Pteropus brunneus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Flying Fox	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Dasyurus
Species	Pteropus brunneus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.