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{{Taxobox
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| image = Tüpfelbeutelmarder brehm.png
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| color = pink
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| image_width = 220px
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| name = Quolls
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| image_caption = Eastern Quoll
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| image = SpottedQuoll_2005_SeanMcClean.jpg
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| name = Eastern Quoll
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| image_width = 200px
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| status = LR/nt
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| image_caption = [[Tiger Quoll]]
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| trend = down
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| regnum = [[Animalia]]
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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| phylum = [[Chordata]]
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| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
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| classis = [[Mammalia]]
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| infraclassis = [[Marsupialia]]
 
| ordo = [[Dasyuromorphia]]
 
| ordo = [[Dasyuromorphia]]
 
| familia = [[Dasyuridae]]
 
| familia = [[Dasyuridae]]
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| genus = ''[[Dasyurus]]''
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| subfamilia = [[Dasyurinae]]
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| species = '''''D. viverrinus'''''
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| tribus = [[Dasyurini]]
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| binomial = ''Dasyurus viverrinus''
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| genus = '''''Dasyurus'''''
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| binomial_authority = ([[George Shaw|Shaw]], 1800)
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| genus_authority = [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|É. Geoffroy]], 1796
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| type_species = ''[[Eastern Quoll|Didelphis maculata]]''
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| type_species_authority = [[anonymous|Anon.]], [[1791]]<br>(= ''Didelphis viverrina'' [[George Shaw|Shaw]], 1800
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| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
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| subdivision =
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See text.
 
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The '''Eastern Quoll''', ''Dasyurus viverrinus'', is a medium-sized [[carnivorous]] [[dasyurid]] [[marsupial]] native to [[Australia]]. They are now considered extinct on the mainland, but remain widespread and even locally common in [[Tasmania]]. It is one of six extant species of [[quoll]].
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'''Quolls''' or '''native cats''' (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. 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.  
  
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== Description ==
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== Taxonomy ==
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[[Image:Eastern Quoll (Black).JPG|thumb|right|220px|A black eastern quoll photographed in Tasmania.]]
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Within the genus ''Dasyurus'', the following species exist:
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[[Image:Eastern Quoll (Fawn).JPG|thumb|right|220px|A fawn coloured eastern quoll photographed in Tasmania.]]
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* [[New Guinean Quoll]], ''Dasyurus albopunctatus'', New Guinea
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The Eastern Quoll is generally about the size of a small [[domestic cat]], with an adult male averaging 60cm and weighing approximately 1.3kg.  Their thick coat is covered by white spots, and ranges in colour from a light fawn to a near black, with an off-white belly.  They can be distinguished from the [[Tiger Quoll]] by their slender build, pointed snout and lack of spots on the tail.
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* [[Western Quoll]] or Chuditch, ''Dasyurus geoffroii'', western Australia
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* [[Northern Quoll]], ''Dasyurus hallucatus'', northern Australia
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* [[Tiger Quoll]] or Spotted Quoll, ''Dasyurus maculatus'', eastern Australia
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* [[Bronze Quoll]], ''Dasyurus spartacus'', New Guinea
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* [[Eastern Quoll]], ''Dasyurus viverrinus'', [[Tasmania]] (formerly mainland eastern Australia)
  
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== Behaviour ==
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note: accompanying photo is mislabeled as a "tiger" Quoll--should read "a 'spotted' Quoll".
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The Eastern Quoll is a solitary predator, hunting at night for its prey of insects and small mammals.  They have also been known to scavenge food from the much larger [[Tasmanian Devil]].
 
  
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The breeding season begins in early winter, and the female gives birth to up to 30 young.  Of these, the first to attach themselves to the six teats will be the only survivors.  Weaning takes place at about 10 weeks of age, with the young staying in the den whilst the mother forages.
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==References==
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*{{MSW3 Groves|pages=24-25}}
  
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== Threats ==
 
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The main threats to the Eastern Quoll are competition and predation from feral cats and illegal poisoning and trapping.  The lack of [[fox]]es and [[dingo]]es in Tasmania is believed to have contributed to the survival of the species.
 
  
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== References ==
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* {{IUCN2006|assessors=Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group|year=1996|id=6296|title=Dasyurus viverrinus|downloaded=11 May 2006}}
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{{MEA-expand}}
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*{{MSW3 Groves|pages=25}}
 
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== External links ==
 
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*[http://warrawong.com/meet_the_animals.html Eastern Quolls at Warrawong Sanctuary, the largest captive breeding program in mainland Australia.]
 
  
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[[Category:Dasyuromorphs]]
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[[Category:Australian Aboriginal terms]]
 
[[Category:Mammals of Australia]]
 
[[Category:Mammals of Australia]]
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[[Category:Dasyuromorphs]]
 
  
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[[es:Dasyurus viverrinus]]
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[[fr:Dasyurus]]
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[[lt:Viverinė sterbliakiaunė]]
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[[nl:Buidelmarters]]
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[[pl:Dasyurus]]
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[[pt:Quoll]]
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[[ru:Сумчатая куница]]

Revision as of 08:14, 17 December 2006

Template:Taxobox Quolls or native cats (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. 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:

note: accompanying photo is mislabeled as a "tiger" Quoll--should read "a 'spotted' Quoll".

References


Template:Marsupial-stub Template:MEA-expand

de:Beutelmarder fr:Dasyurus nl:Buidelmarters pl:Dasyurus pt:Quoll ru:Сумчатая куница

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