Eastern quoll

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Eastern quoll

Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Dasyuridae
Species : Dasyurus viverrinus

The Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) is a carnivorous marsupial of Australia, where it is extinct on the mainland of Australia, and only extant on Tasmania. With the size of a small cat, the Eastern Quoll hunts at night on insects and small rodents and fruit. The dens of the eastern quoll are usually in caves and hollow logs or trees. They are threatened by illegal poisoning by humans and feral cats and dogs and the destruction of their habitat. They are under tight legislation in Tasmania as a threatened species.

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The Eastern quoll is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

1. native cat, Dasyurus viverrinus -- (carnivorous arboreal catlike marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)
native cat
Dasyurus viverrinus
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