Northern Quoll
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| Northern Quoll Conservation status: Vulnerable | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dasyurus hallucatus Gould, 1842 |
The Northern Quoll is a carnivorous marsupial mammal, native to Australia. There are 4 Quoll species in the family Dasyuridae.
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Life history
The Northern Quoll ranges from 12 to 30 cm in length and has a tail of about 12 to 31 cm. Females are smaller than than the males: while females weight 300 to 500 grams, males can reach up to 900 grams.
They feed on a large range of prey including mammals, birds, invertebrates, honey and soft fruits.
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Range and Habitat
Occurs from the Pilbarra region of Western Australia across the Northern Territory to south east Queensland.
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Conservation Status
The Northern Quoll is now absent from many parts of its former range.
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External links
- McAnulty, B. 2002. "Dasyurus hallucatus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 29, 2005 (http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dasyurus_hallucatus.html)
