Don’t let their pink noses and thick soft fur fool you: Australia’s ‘native cats’ aren’t much like cats at all. Quolls are actually tree-climbing, den-dwelling marsupials. We have four species of quoll in Australia: Spotted-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) Western Quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii) Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) Northern Quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) Growing up to 125cm (including a long tail) and 5kg, the Spotted-tail Quoll (or Tiger Quoll) is now the largest native carnivore left on the mainland (excluding dingoes). The Northern Quoll is the smallest of the quolls, with males weighing around 1kg (females are appreciably smaller) – the size of a small kitten. Quolls have black to fawn fur, white spots, long tails and sharp teeth. Their Latin genus name, Dasyurus, means ‘hairy-tail’. The primary threats to quolls are habitat loss and fragmentation. Through harvesting timber and clearing native vegetation, humans have reduced the availability of suitable habitat and the abundance of quolls’ prey, and limited the number of hollow logs suitable for dens. Foxes and cats prey on quolls and directly compete with them for food. Other human-induced impacts include illegal shooting, car accidents and the ingestion of poison baits set for dingoes and wild dogs. Cane toads have also decimated the Northern Quoll population, though some suggest they’re beginning to learn to avoid the poisonous toads. Text on quolls from: https://www.bushheritage.org.au/species/quolls *************************** A little piece of affordable art. Designed by Kara Cooper, Mount Vic and Me, 2018. All rights reserved. Tag me on instagram with your creations - I love to see what you do @mountvicandme
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