New Guinean Quoll vs small tortoiseshell

Dasyurus albopunctatus compared with Aglais urticae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Guinean Quoll	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Yırtıcı keseliler)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Dasyuridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Dasyurus	Aglais
Species	Dasyurus albopunctatus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

New Guinean Quoll and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Guinean Quoll	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.