Long-tailed dunnart vs New Guinean Quoll

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family same	Dasyuridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Dasyurus
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Family level: Dasyuridae.

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.