Dibbler vs Kowari
The kowari is heavier: 109.5 g against 68.8 g for the dibbler, about 59% more.
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What is the difference between a dibbler and a kowari?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The kowari is heavier: 109.5 g against 68.8 g for the dibbler, about 59% more.
- The kowari is longer-lived: 7 years against 3 years for the dibbler, about 2.3 times the lifespan.
- They share the family Dasyuridae but sit in different genera: Dibbler in Parantechinus, Kowari in Dasyuroides.
- The dibbler is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the kowari is Vulnerable.
- They are on record for 1 of the same countries (the dibbler for 1 in total, the kowari for 1). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Dibbler | Kowari | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Parantechinus apicalis | Dasyuroides byrnei |
| Family | Dasyuridae | Dasyuridae |
| Order | Dasyuromorphia | Dasyuromorphia |
| Weight | 57.5 g – 70.7 g | 87.5 g – 123.6 g |
| Length | 24.5 cm – 26 cm | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 3 years | 7 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Vulnerable |
| Countries recorded | 1 | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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