Eastern quoll

Scientific Classification

 * Kingdom: Animalia
 * Phylum: Chordata
 * Class: Mammalia
 * Order: Dasyuromorphia
 * Family: Dasyuridae
 * Genus: Dasyurus
 * Species: D. viverrinus
 * Binomial Name: Dasyurus viverrinus

Description
Eastern quolls are typically 11-18 inches long and their tails are around 6.5-11 inches long. They weigh around 1.5-4.5 pounds. Males are longer and 50% heavier than females. Quolls have brown-black fur with white spots on them. Their ears are large and erect.

Habitat
Eastern quolls prefer to live in the temperate forests, grasslands, and savannas of Tasmania. They are considered extinct on Australia since they haven't been seen since the 1960s.

Behavior
Eastern quolls are an individual species.

Quolls can have litters of up to 24 babies but the mother only have 6 teats so only 6 of the babies can survive. The babies attach for 8 weeks but they still stay with the mother after the 8 weeks.

Diet
Eastern quolls hunt at night for small mammals, birds, and large insects. They will also eat fruit, carrion, and grass.