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| − | '''Quolls''' (genus ''Dasyurus'') are [[carnivorous]] [[marsupial]]s native to [[Australia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. | + | '''Quolls''' (genus ''Dasyurus'') are [[carnivorous]] [[marsupial]]s native to [[Australia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. They are about 25-75 cm long, with hairy tailes about 20-35 cm long. Their pouches (apparent only during their breeding season and when the females are rearing young), opens towards the tail. They have 6 to 8 nipples. Their molars and canines are strongly developed. The quolls live in Australia, Tasmania, Papua New Guinea, both in the forests and in open valley land. Though primarily ground-dwelling, the quolls have developed secondary arboreal characteristics. They are endangered animals and are protected. |
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*''[[Dasyurus geoffroii]]'' — Chuditch or Western Quoll, western Australia | *''[[Dasyurus geoffroii]]'' — Chuditch or Western Quoll, western Australia | ||
*''[[Dasyurus hallucatus]]'' — Northern Quoll, northern Australia | *''[[Dasyurus hallucatus]]'' — Northern Quoll, northern Australia | ||
| − | *''[[Dasyurus maculatus]]'' — Spotted Quoll, eastern Australia | + | *''[[Dasyurus maculatus]]'' — Spotted Quoll (Tiger Quoll), eastern Australia |
*''[[Dasyurus spartacus]]'' — Bronze Quoll, New Guinea | *''[[Dasyurus spartacus]]'' — Bronze Quoll, New Guinea | ||
*''[[Dasyurus viverrinus]]'' — Eastern Quoll, [[Tasmania]] | *''[[Dasyurus viverrinus]]'' — Eastern Quoll, [[Tasmania]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:13, 25 August 2004
Quolls (genus Dasyurus) are carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. They are about 25-75 cm long, with hairy tailes about 20-35 cm long. Their pouches (apparent only during their breeding season and when the females are rearing young), opens towards the tail. They have 6 to 8 nipples. Their molars and canines are strongly developed. The quolls live in Australia, Tasmania, Papua New Guinea, both in the forests and in open valley land. Though primarily ground-dwelling, the quolls have developed secondary arboreal characteristics. They are endangered animals and are protected.
Taxonomy
Within the genus Dasyurus, the following species exist:
- Dasyurus albopunctatus — New Guinean Quoll, New Guinea
- Dasyurus geoffroii — Chuditch or Western Quoll, western Australia
- Dasyurus hallucatus — Northern Quoll, northern Australia
- Dasyurus maculatus — Spotted Quoll (Tiger Quoll), eastern Australia
- Dasyurus spartacus — Bronze Quoll, New Guinea
- Dasyurus viverrinus — Eastern Quoll, Tasmania
