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Spotted-tail Quoll
Dasyurus maculatus
-38.4731, 145.235
Field Notes
Description:
The quoll is a carnivorous marsupial native to mainland Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania. It is primarily nocturnal and spends most of the day in its den.
Spotted-tailed quolls vary from reddish brown to dark chocolate brown with white spots on the body and tail (unlike eastern quolls which do not have spots on the tail).
Habitat:
Phillip Island Wildlife Park.
Spotted-tailed quolls are most common in cool temperate rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest and coastal scrub along the north and west coasts of the state.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 12, 2014
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