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Eastern Quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus

Photo by DanaZarzycki
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Field Notes

Description:

Small (about a foot long), black with white spots. Its tail was a solid black.

Habitat:

dry eucalypt forest, scrub, heath and farmland

Notes:

I saw this little guy at a wildlife recovery/sanctuary just outside Hobart, Tasmania.

http://www.ozanimals.com/Mammal/Eastern-Quoll/Dasyurus/viverrinus.html

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Comments (5)
KarenL
Congrats Dana, your spotting is featured in the Project Noah blog to celebrate Australia Day! http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/41448401464/a-brief-history-of-australian-mammals
DanaZarzycki
Not sure - is Bonorong an animal rehabilitation/sanctuary near Hobart? If it is, that is probably where we were! We just happened to see it as we were driving and stopped in, so I do not remember exactly where we were.
lori.tas
Did you go to Bonorong? I haven't been there in awhile. Despite their being only 20 minutes from where we live. I keep meaning to go see the baby devils.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2011

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