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Quolls[1]
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)
Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Dasyuromorphia
Family: Dasyuridae
Subfamily: Dasyurinae
Tribe: Dasyurini
Genus: Dasyurus
É. Geoffroy, 1796
Type species
Didelphis maculata
Anon., 1791
(= Didelphis viverrina Shaw, 1800
Species

See text. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 798 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2832 × 2128 pixel, file size: 1. ... Binomial name (Shaw, 1800) Distribution of Eastern Quoll The Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), also known as the Eastern Native Cat, is a medium-sized carnivorous dasyurid marsupial native to Australia. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of sweat glands, including those that produce milk, and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex... This article is about mammals. ... Families Thylacinidae Dasyuridae Myrmecobiidae Most carnivorous marsupials belong to the order Dasyuromorphia, including the quolls, dunnarts, Numbat, Tasmanian Devil, and the recently extinct Thylacine. ... Families Thylacinidae Dasyuridae Myrmecobiidae Most carnivorous marsupials belong to the order Dasyuromorphia, including the quolls, dunnarts, Numbat, Tasmanian Devil, and the recently extinct Thylacine. ... Genera Dasyurus Dasycercus Dasykaluta Parantechinus Pseudantechinus Sarcophilus The subfamily Dasyuridae includes about several genera of small carnivorous marsupials native to Australia: quolls, Kowari, Mulgara, Kaluta, dibblers, pseudantechinuses, and the Tasmanian Devil. ... Genus Dasycercus Dasykalua Dasyuroides Dasyurus Myoictis Neophascogale Parantechinus Phascolosorex Pseudantechinus Sarcophilus Classification Tribe Dasyurini Genus Dasycercus Mulgara, Dasycercus cristicauda Genus Dasykalua Little Red Kaluta, Dasykalua rosamondae Genus Dasyuroides Kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei Genus Dasyurus: quolls New Guinean Quoll, Dasyurus albopunctatus Western Quoll, Dasyurus geoffroii Northern Quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus Tiger Quoll, Dasyurus... An engraving of Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. ... In biology, a type is that which fixes a name to a taxon. ... Binomial name (Shaw, 1800) Distribution of Eastern Quoll The Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), also known as the Eastern Native Cat, is a medium-sized carnivorous dasyurid marsupial native to Australia. ... Look up anonymous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... George Shaw. ... The hierarchy of scientific classification. ...

Quolls or native cats (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. The babies are the size of a grain of rice. Quolls live both in forests and in open valley land. Though primarily ground-dwelling, they have developed secondary arboreal characteristics. They do not have prehensile tails, but do have ridges on the pads of their feet.[2] Their molars and canines are strongly developed. This article deals with meat-eating animals. ... This article is about mammals. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...


The tribe Dasyurini to which quolls belong also includes the Tasmanian Devil, antechinuses, the Kowari, and mulgaras.[1] Genus Dasycercus Dasykalua Dasyuroides Dasyurus Myoictis Neophascogale Parantechinus Phascolosorex Pseudantechinus Sarcophilus Classification Tribe Dasyurini Genus Dasycercus Mulgara, Dasycercus cristicauda Genus Dasykalua Little Red Kaluta, Dasykalua rosamondae Genus Dasyuroides Kowari, Dasyuroides byrnei Genus Dasyurus: quolls New Guinean Quoll, Dasyurus albopunctatus Western Quoll, Dasyurus geoffroii Northern Quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus Tiger Quoll, Dasyurus... For other uses, see Tasmanian Devil (disambiguation). ... Type Species Antechinus stuartii Macleay, 1841 Species See text. ... Binomial name Dasycercus byrnei Spencer, 1896 The Kowari is a small carnivorous marsupial native to the dry graslands and deserts of central Australia. ... Binomial name Dasycercus cristicauda (Krefft, 1867) The Mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda) lives in deserts and spinifex bush of central Australia. ...


Taxonomy

Within the genus Dasyurus, the following species exist:[1]

Different species of quolls show little difference in body shape, though they do have distinguishing characteristics. For example, the Tiger Quoll can be identified by its white spots and large canines.[2] Binomial name Dasyurus albopunctatus Schlegel, 1880 The New Guinean Quoll (Dasyurus albopunctatus), also known as the New Guinea Quoll or New Guinea Native Cat, is a carnivorous marsupial mammal, native to New Guinea. ... Binomial name Dasyurus geoffroii Gould, 1841 Western Quoll range The Western Quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii), also known as the Chuditch or Western Native Cat is an endangered Australian dasyuromorph, whose distribution is now confined to south western Western Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus hallucatus Gould, 1842 The Northern Quoll is a carnivorous marsupial mammal, native to Australia. ... Binomial name Dasyurus maculatus Kerr, 1792 Range of the Tiger Quoll: D.m. ... Binomial name Van Dyck, 1987 The Bronze Quoll (Dasyurus spartacus) is a species of quoll found only in New Guinea. ... Binomial name (Shaw, 1800) Distribution of Eastern Quoll The Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus), also known as the Eastern Native Cat, is a medium-sized carnivorous dasyurid marsupial native to Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $16,114...


The name Dasyurus means "hairy-tail",[3] and was coined by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1796. The first species described, the Tiger Quoll, was originally placed in the American opossum genus Didelphis. An engraving of Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire. ... Binomial name Dasyurus maculatus Kerr, 1792 Range of the Tiger Quoll: D.m. ... This article or section should be merged with Virginia_opossum The word opossum (usually pronounced without the leading O, or with only a very slight schwa) refers either to the Virginia Opossum in particular, or more generally to any of the other marsupials of magnorder Ameridelphia. ... Binomial name Didelphis virginiana (Kerr, 1792) The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is the only marsupial found in North America. ...


References

  1. ^ a b c Groves, Colin (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 24-25. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ a b McCay, George (1999). Mammals. Fog City Press. 
  3. ^ Serena, M. & T. Soderquist (1995), "Western Quoll", in Strahan, Ronald, The Mammals of Australia, Reed Books, pp. 62-64
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