Tiger Quoll

The tiger quoll, also known as the spotted-tail quoll, the spotted quoll, the spotted-tail dasyure, native cat or the tiger cat, is a carnivorous marsupial of the quoll genus Dasyurus native to Australia. The Tiger Quoll has a large home range (up to 500 hectares) and can cover considerable distances (more than 6km) overnight. They are largely nocturnal and solitary. Tiger Quolls are related to the now extinct Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger). 2011 marks 75 years since the last known Tasmanian Tiger died at the Hobart Zoo. Tiger Quolls are dependent on habitats ranging from rainforest to wet and dry eucalypt forest and woodlands (5, 6, 7, 8). Individuals can have substantial home-ranges of up to 800ha for males and 400ha for females, although these may still be underestimates (9, 10).

Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)

Scientific name: Dasyurus maculatus

Trophic level: Omnivorous

Mass: 7.2 lbs (Adult)

Length: 17 in. (Adult)

Family: Dasyuridae

Order: Dasyuromorphia