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Quolls
Template:StatusVulnerable
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. 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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Taxonomy

Within the genus Dasyurus, the following species exist: