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Template:Taxobox Quolls or native cats (genus Dasyurus) are carnivorous marsupials, native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Adults are between 25 and 75 the male quoll can weigh up to 4kg in weight.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. The babies are the size of a grain of rice. 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.

Taxonomy

Within the genus Dasyurus, the following species exist:

New Guinean Quoll, Dasyurus albopunctatus, New Guinea
Western Quoll or Chuditch, Dasyurus geoffroii, western Australia
Northern Quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus, northern Australia
Tiger Quoll or Spotted Quoll, Dasyurus maculatus, eastern Australia
Bronze Quoll, Dasyurus spartacus, New Guinea
Eastern Quoll, Dasyurus viverrinus, Tasmania (formerly mainland eastern Australia)

References

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 {{Taxobox
 | color = pink
-| name = Pademelons
+| name = Quolls
-| image = pademelon.jpg
+| image = SpottedQuoll_2005_SeanMcClean.jpg
 | image_width = 200px
+| image_caption = [[Tiger Quoll]]
 | regnum = [[Animal]]ia
 | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
 | classis = [[Mammal]]ia
 | infraclassis = [[Marsupialia]]
-| ordo = [[Diprotodontia]]
+| ordo = [[Dasyuromorphia]]
-| familia = [[Macropodidae]]
+| familia = [[Dasyuridae]]
-| subfamilia = [[Macropodinae]]
+| subfamilia = [[Dasyurinae]]
-| genus = '''''Thylogale'''''
+| tribus = [[Dasyurini]]
-| genus_authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], [[1837]]
+| genus = '''''Dasyurus'''''
-| type_species = ''[[Red-necked Pademelon|Halmaturus (Thylogale) eugenii]]''
+| genus_authority = [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|É. Geoffroy]], 1796
-| type_species_authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], [[1837]]<br>(= ''Halmaturus thetis'' [[René-Primevère Lesson|Lesson]], [[1828]])
+| type_species = ''[[Eastern Quoll|Didelphis maculata]]''
+| type_species_authority = [[anonymous|Anon.]], [[1791]]<br>(= ''Didelphis viverrina'' [[George Shaw|Shaw]], 1800
 | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
 | subdivision =
-* ''[[Tasmanian Pademelon|Thylogale billardierii]]''
+See text.
-* ''[[Brown's Pademelon|Thylogale browni]]''
-* ''[[Duskky Pademelon|Thylogale brunii]]''
-* ''[[Calaby's Pademelon|Thylogale calabyi]]''
-* ''[[Mountain Pademelon|Thylogale lanatus]]''
-* ''[[Red-legged Pademelon|Thylogale stigmatica]]''
-* ''[[Red-necked Pademelon|Thylogale thetis]]''
 }}
-[[Image:Tasmanian-pademelon-eating-apple.jpg|thumb|right|Tasmanian pademelon eating a slice of apple, with her joey]]
+'''Quolls''' or '''native cats''' (genus '''''Dasyurus''''') are [[carnivorous]] [[marsupial]]s, native to [[Australia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. Adults are between 25 and 75&nbsp;the male quoll can weigh up to 4kg in weight.[[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. The babies are the size of a grain of rice. 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.
-[[Image:Female-pademelon-with-sweet-threequarter.jpg|thumb|right|Female (notice the full pouch) red-legged pademelon eating a slice of [[sweet potato]] on a small private reserve near [[Port Douglas, Queensland]]]]
-A '''pademelon''' is any of seven species of small, [[kangaroo]]-like creatures that are usually found in forests. Pademelons are the smallest of the [[macropod]]s. The name is a corruption of ''badimaliyan'', from the [[Dharuk]] [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] language of [[Port Jackson]].
+== Taxonomy ==
+Within the genus ''Dasyurus'', the following species exist:
+* [[New Guinean Quoll]], ''Dasyurus albopunctatus'', New Guinea
+* [[Western Quoll]] or Chuditch, ''Dasyurus geoffroii'', western Australia
+* [[Northern Quoll]], ''Dasyurus hallucatus'', northern Australia
+* [[Tiger Quoll]] or Spotted Quoll, ''Dasyurus maculatus'', eastern Australia
+* [[Bronze Quoll]], ''Dasyurus spartacus'', New Guinea
+* [[Eastern Quoll]], ''Dasyurus viverrinus'', [[Tasmania]] (formerly mainland eastern Australia)
-Pademelons, [[wallaby|wallabies]], and [[kangaroo]]s are very alike in body structure, and the names just refer to the three different size groups. Originally wallabies were divided into small and large wallabies, but a more suitable name was needed to differentiate between them.
+==References==
+*{{MSW3 Groves|pages=24-25}}
-Besides their smaller size, pademelons can be distinguished from wallabies by their shorter, thicker, and sparsely haired tails.
-==Distribution and habitat==
+{{mammal-stub}}
-[[Image:Tasmanian-pademelons-at-dusk.jpg|thumb|left|Tasmanian pademelons in Narawntapu National Park. The pair at the back are about to mate.]]
+{{MEA-expand}}
-[[Red-necked Pademelon]]s can be found in the coastal regions of [[Queensland]] and [[New South Wales]]. In some places their range has been drastically reduced. [[Red-legged Pademelon]]s can also be found in south-central [[New Guinea]]. The Red-bellied or Tasmanian Pademelon is abundant in [[Tasmania]]. The Dusky Pademelon lives in [[Papua New Guinea]] and surrounding islands. It was previously called the Aru Island Wallaby. Before that, it was called the Filander. This name occurred in a translation of [[C. de Bruyns Travels]] published in [[1737]].
-The natural habitat of the pademelon is in thick scrubland or dense forested undergrowth. They also make tunnels through long grasses and bushes in swampy country.
+[[Category:Dasyuromorphs]]
+[[Category:Australian Aboriginal terms]]
-==Diet and behavior==
+[[Category:Mammals of Australia]]
-If there are no predators, such as dogs, they graze in the early mornings or evenings on grassy slopes near thickets into which they can quickly escape at the first sign of danger. Having noticed danger, such as a [[python]], they may try to warn others by stomping their feet on the ground producing surprisingly loud sound. Pademelons are nocturnal and tend to feed at night.
-Their main diet is made up of grasses, leaves, and small shoots. They do little damage to crops and are not as aggressive as wallabies and kangaroos can be, making them gentle pets.
-Normally, a group of females would stay on the territory with males showing up, only when one of the females is ready for mating. This is in contrast to the behavior of bigger kangaroos, who stay in mixed mobs with a male leader.
-==Problems faced==
-Pademelon meat used to be considered valuable and was eaten by settlers and aborigines for a long time. It was once suggested that they be introduced to France as a meat supply. Although their meat is very low in fat and cholesterol (like that of all kangaroos), Australians today would consider it no more than "second grade" and strongly prefer lamb and beef instead.
-Aside from being killed for their meat and soft fur, their numbers have been reduced by the introduction of predators such as feral cats, dogs, and foxes. The [[rabbit (ecology)|rabbit]] explosion has also caused problems, as rabbits graze on the same grasses making less available for the pademelon. Also, clearing of land for homes has pushed the larger wallabies and kangaroos into land that pademelons had been thriving in for so long.
-Tasmanian Pademelons were important to the [[Thylacine]]'s diet, and are still preyed on by [[quoll]]s, [[Tasmanian Devil]]s, [[Python]]s, and [[Wedge-tailed Eagle]]s. Despite these predators, there are many in Tasmania and its outlying smaller islands, and every year many are killed off to keep their numbers down.
+[[de:Beutelmarder]]
+[[fr:Dasyurus]]
-==Species==
+[[nl:Buidelmarters]]
+[[pl:Dasyurus]]
-* [[Tasmanian Pademelon]], ''Thylogale billardierii''
+[[pt:Quoll]]
-* [[Brown's Pademelon]], ''Thylogale browni''
+[[ru:Сумчатая куница]]
-* [[Dusky Pademelon]], ''Thylogale brunii''
-* [[Calaby's Pademelon]], ''Thylogale calabyi''
-* [[Mountain Pademelon]], ''Thylogale lanatus''
-* [[Red-legged Pademelon]], ''Thylogale stigmatica''
-* [[Red-necked Pademelon]], ''Thylogale thetis''
-==References==
-*{{MSW3 Groves|pages=69}}
-{{1911}}
-[[category:Macropods]]
-[[Category:Mammals of Australia]]
-[[Category:Australian Aboriginal terms]]
-[[de:Filander]]
-[[fr:Thylogale]]
-[[lt:Filanderiai]]
-[[ja:ヤブワラビー属]]