What is the species of the eastern quoll?

Answer 1

There is a total of four quoll species in Australia. They are the northern, spotted-tailed (also known as tiger quoll), eastern and western quolls.

In addition, there are two species of quoll in New Guinea: the bronze quoll and the New Guinean quoll.

Answer 2

It is unknown how many tiger quolls (also known as spotted-tail quolls) are left in Australia, as no major research has been done regarding their population since 1993. All that is known is that they are endangered, and their numbers are continuing to decline.

Answer 3

The classification and species of the eastern quoll is:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Infraclass: Marsupialia

Order: Dasyuromorphia

Family: Dasyuridae

Genus: Dasyurus

Species: D. viverrinus

Answer 4

There are four quoll species in Australia. They are the northern, spotted-tailed (also known as tiger quoll), eastern and western quolls.

There are two species of quoll in New Guinea. They are the New Guinean poll and the bronze quoll.

Answer 5

it depends on the species.

In 2003 there were only 65 Northern Quolls in the Northern Territory of Australia. Scientists moved them all to two islands off Arnhem Land, where there are no cane toads. (Cane toads are poisonous but were easy prey for the quoll.)

Five years later, in 2008, their numbers have increased to over 6000, according the the NT Government Scientist, John Woinarski. However, the Northern quoll is classified as "critically endangered" in the Northern Territory, and "endangered" elsewhere.

The Eastern quoll has become extinct from the mainland, and is only found in Tasmania, where its status, although relatively common, is "threatened". Exact numbers are unknown.

The western quoll is so named because it has become extinct from the eastern states, and is now only found in the far southwestern corner of Western Australia. Its departure from Queensland was basically unnoticed, as from the time of European settlement it was evidently quite scarce. Again, estimates on its population are not currently available.