Thick and soft dark brown, ginger to black coloured fur. White spots cover the body, except for the bushy tail which has no spots but may have a white tip

At a glance

Habitat Found across a range of habitat types including rainforest, alpine, dry sclerophyll, heathland and scrub often around farmland
Size Can grow to around 60cm long
Origin Endemic
Distribution Eastern Australia, However now mainly restricted to Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Eastern Australia, However now mainly restricted to Tasmania
Habitat
Found across a range of habitat types including rainforest, alpine, dry sclerophyll, heathland and scrub often around farmland
Size
Can grow to around 60cm long
Common Name Eastern Quoll
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
Conservation Endangered
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassMammalia
SubclassMarsupialia
OrderDasyuromorphia
SuperfamilyDasyuroidea
FamilyDasyuridae
SubfamilyDasyurinae
GenusDasyurus
SpeciesDasyurus viverrinus
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Synonyms

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