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 (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Dasyuromorphia (袋鼬目)
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. (哺乳動物)

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.