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{{Taxobox image | image = [[Image:Tüpfelbeutelmarder brehm.png|200px]] | caption = Dasyurus}}
 
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{{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Dasyuromorphia]]}}
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{{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Setonix]]''}}
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{{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = '''''Dasyurus'''''}}<br/>{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|É. Geoffroy]] | date = 1796}}
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{{Taxobox species entry | taxon = '''''S. brachyurus'''''}}
 
 
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{{Taxobox section binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Setonix brachyurus | author = Quoy & Gaimard | date = 1830}}
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The '''Quokka''' (''Setonix brachyurus'') is a small [[macropod]], about the size of a large domestic cat. Like other [[marsupial]]s in the macropod family (such as the [[kangaroo]]s and [[wallabies]]) the Quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal.  
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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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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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== Taxonomy ==
  
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Quokkas are the only member of the genus ''Setonix''. They are 40 to 54 [[centimeter|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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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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Quokkas are gregarious and gather in large groups where food is available: primary items are [[Poaceae|grasses]], [[Cyperaceae|sedges]], [[Succulent plant|succulents]] and foliage. They breed at any time on the mainland, but in late summer on Rottnest.  Restricted availability of the [[Micromineral|trace element]] [[copper]] appears to be a major limiting factor of the ability of Quokkas to breed on Rottnest.
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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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[[image:Quokka-517.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Quokka]]
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Revision as of 11:32, 15 December 2005

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Template:Taxobox authority Template:Taxobox end placement Template:Taxobox section subdivision See text. Template:Taxobox end 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.

Taxonomy

Within the genus Dasyurus, the following species exist:

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