Weight: 5 kg

Identification: Cat-sized mammal with ginger-tan coloured fur with white spots on the body and tail.

Call/Song:

  This species  is found in tropical North Queensland, South East Queensland and Tasmania.

Habitat: Eucalyptus forest and rainforest.

Movement:  The quoll is an agile climber but spends most of its time on the forest floor.

Feeding: This animal is a predator of the forest and is one of the largest carnivorous marsuipials. Its diet consists of birds, small mammals (including rats), insects and lizards.

Breeding/Nesting: The spotted-tailed quoll nests in rock caves, hollow logs or trees.

Photo: QDEH  Photo: QDEH

Other Common Names: Tiger quoll, tiger cat, spotted-tail dasyure.
Status: Common to sparse.

Distribution:

Abundance: Common 

Cayley, N. W. & Strahan, R.(1987) What Mammal Is That?, Angus & Robertson Publishers, Australia. 

Strahan, R.(ed.) (1983) The Australian Museum Complete Book of Australian Mammals, Angus & Robertson Publishers, Australia. 

Queensland Museum (1995) Wildlife of Greater Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Brisbane.