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Spotted-tailed Quoll
Spotted-tailed Quoll
Tiger Quoll
Dasyurus maculatus
Dasyuridae
The Spotted-tailed Quoll is about the size of a domestic cat. It has rich-rust to dark-brown fur, with white spots on the body and tail.
Length: 35 cm - 75 cm. Weight: 2 - 3,5 kg
It's the only species of quoll where the pattern of spots continues down on the tail.
They have the second-most powerful bite of any carnivorous mammal for their size, only beaten by the Tasmanian Devil.
They can be found in dense, wet forests, rainforests, and woodlands.
Spotted-tailed quolls are opportunistic, carnivorous predators that hunt at night for medium-sized mammals, birds and reptiles.
Breeding occurs once a year. Average litter size is five, and they are completely mature at about 1 year.
The Spotted-tailed Quoll is found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Threatened
Habitat loss and fragmentation, introduced invasive predators and diseases.
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