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Dasyurus viverrinus
quolls vary from reddish brown to dark chocolate brown with white spots on the body and tail ( eastern quolls which do not have spots on the tail). also considerably larger than the eastern quoll the spotted quoll, with males measuring up to 130 cm long and 4 kg in weight. Females are significantly smaller than males. The eyes and ears of the spotted-tailed quoll are comparatively smaller than those of the eastern quoll. Also the spotted-tailed quoll is physically strong in appearance, with a thick snout and wide gape.
th quoll is now threatened throughout its mainland range. quolls are most common in cool temperate rainforest, wet sclerophyll forest and coastal scrub along the north and west coasts of the state.
The species is fully protected in Tasmania. Trowunna Wildlife Park has been recognized for meeting positive animal welfare outcomes....part of the (ZAA) Accreditation Program
Lovely critter!
The tail isn't in the photos, but I'm confident this is an Eastern Quoll. Easterns are considerably smaller and pointier-faced than Spotted-tailed/Tiger, and while their "default" color is greyish with white spots, a large proportion of them are born in the black-and-white form like in your photos, which other quoll species are not known for. And both quolls are on Trowunna's species list. Cheers!
I have seen a few whilst in the car , darting off the side of the road to the bush , they are super quick ..but unfortunately not quick enough , there is TOO many injured at the park , from cars :( ...it's not that hard to slow down at dawn and dusk ..but the message just doesn't seem to get through.
Spotted on Nov 3, 2014
Submitted on Nov 4, 2014
