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<tr><th align="center" bgcolor=pink>'''Quokka'''</th></tr>
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<tr><th align="center" bgcolor=pink>'''Quolls'''<br>{{StatusVulnerable}}</th></tr>
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<tr><td>{{Regnum}}:</td><td>[[Animal]]ia</td></tr>
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<tr><td>{{Regnum}}:</td><td>[[Animal]]ia</td>
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<tr><td>{{Phylum}}:</td><td>[[Chordate|Chordata]]</td></tr>
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<tr><td>{{Classis}}:</td><td>[[Mammalia]]</td></tr>
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<tr><td>{{Phylum}}:</td><td>[[Chordate|Chordata]]
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<tr><td>{{Classis}}:</td><td>[[Mammal]]ia</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>{{Subclassis}}:</td><td>[[Marsupialia]]</td></tr>
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<tr><td>{{Ordo}}:</td><td>[[Diprotodontia]]</td></tr>
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<tr><td>{{Ordo}}:</td><td>[[Dasyuromorphia]]</td></tr>
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<tr><td>{{Familia}}:</td><td>[[Macropodidae]]</td></tr>
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<tr><td>{{Familia}}: </td><td>[[Dasyuridae]] </td>
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<tr><td>{{Genus}}:</td><td>''Setonix''</td></tr>
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<tr><td>{{Species}}:</td><td>''brachyurus''</td></tr>
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<tr><th align="center" bgcolor="pink">'''[[Binomial nomenclature|Binomial name]]'''</th></tr>
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'''Quolls''' (genus ''Dasyurus'') are [[carnivorous]] [[marsupial]]s, native to [[Australia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. Adults are between 25 and 75&nbsp;[[Centimeter|cm]] long, with hairy tails about 20-35&nbsp;cm long. Females have six to eight nipples and develop a pouch&mdash;which opens towards the tail&mdash;only during the breeding season, when they are rearing young. Quolls live both in forests and in open valley land. Though primarily ground-dwelling, they have developed secondary arboreal characteristics. Their molars and canines are strongly developed.
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The '''quokka''' (''Setonix brachyurus'') is a small [[macropod]], about the size of a large domestic cat. Like others in the macropod family (such as the [[kangaroo]]s and [[wallabies]]) the quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal.  
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The eastern quoll (or native cat, as it is sometimes called) has two [[color]] phases--[[ginger-brown]] or [[black]], both with [[white]] spots on the [[body]].
  
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In the wild, it is now restricted to a very small range in mainland south-western [[Western Australia]], where it has become rare, and on two [[fox]]-free islands off the coast: Bald Island and [[Rottnest Island]]&#8212;which is its stronghold. On Rottnest it is common and occupies a wide range of habitats, ranging from semi-arid scrub to cultivated gardens.
 
  
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Quokkas are the only member of the genus ''Setonix''. They are 40 to 54 cm long with a 25 to 30 cm tail&#8212;which is rather short for a macropod. They have a stocky build, rounded ears, and a short, broad head. Although looking rather like a very small, dumpy kangaroo, they can climb small trees and shrubs. Their coarse fur is a grizzled brown colour, fading to buff underneath.
 
  
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Quokkas are gregarious and gather in large groups where food is available: primary items are grasses, sedges, succulents and foliage. They breed at any time on the mainland, but in late summer on Rottnest.  Restricted availability of the trace element [[copper]] appears to be a major limiting factor of the ability of quokkas to breed on Rottnest.
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== Taxonomy ==
  
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Although numerous on the small offshore islands, they have a very restricted range and are classified as vulnerable. On the mainland, where they must contend with introduced foxes, they require dense ground cover for refuge.
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Within the genus ''Dasyurus'', the following species exist:
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*''[[Dasyurus albopunctatus]]'' &mdash; New Guinean Quoll, New Guinea
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*''[[Dasyurus geoffroii]]'' &mdash; Chuditch or Western Quoll, western Australia
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*''[[Northern quoll|Dasyurus hallucatus]]'' &mdash; Northern Quoll, northern Australia
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*''[[Dasyurus maculatus]]'' &mdash; Spotted Quoll (Tiger Quoll), eastern Australia
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*''[[Dasyurus spartacus]]'' &mdash; Bronze Quoll, New Guinea
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*''[[Dasyurus viverrinus]]'' &mdash; Eastern Quoll, [[Tasmania]]
  
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Revision as of 03:39, 2 March 2005

Quolls
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Template:Taxonomy
Template:Regnum:Animalia
Template:Phylum:Chordata
Template:Classis:Mammalia
Template:Subclassis:Marsupialia
Template:Ordo:Dasyuromorphia
Template:Familia: Dasyuridae
Template:Genus: Dasyurus

Quolls (genus Dasyurus) are carnivorous marsupials, native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Adults are between 25 and 75 cm long, with hairy tails about 20-35 cm long. Females have six to eight nipples and develop a pouch—which opens towards the tail—only during the breeding season, when they are rearing young. Quolls live both in forests and in open valley land. Though primarily ground-dwelling, they have developed secondary arboreal characteristics. Their molars and canines are strongly developed.

The eastern quoll (or native cat, as it is sometimes called) has two color phases--ginger-brown or black, both with white spots on the body.


Taxonomy

Within the genus Dasyurus, the following species exist:

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