Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs New Guinean Quoll

Atherurus macrourus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	New Guinean Quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hystricidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Atherurus	Dasyurus
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and New Guinean Quoll share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (lớp Thú)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	New Guinean Quoll
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinean Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.